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Disability Pride Month |Cara Yar Khan’s Experience
July 27, 2021 |
July is Disability Pride Month and I, for one, am out, loud and proud. Like many of my peers with disabilities, disability pride is as much about the celebration of…
National Center for Civil and Human Rights Debuts Limited Time Exhibition In Partnership with Coca-Cola and the Atlanta Braves
July 16, 2021 |
Free Admission for guests throughout the duration of the exhibition July 24 – August 1 sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation ATLANTA, GA (July 16, 2021) – The National Center…
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Names Lance Wheeler as Director of Exhibitions
June 29, 2021 |
A published historian and public community curator, Wheeler brings a wealth of knowledge and experience working with civil rights and community-focused organizations ATLANTA, GA (June 30, 2021) – The National Center for Civil and Human…
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Commemorates Juneteenth with New Performances for the Entire Family
June 15, 2021 |
Deluxe partners with The Center to create Juneteenth programming and resources that explore the end of slavery in the U.S. through music, dance, and culinary arts (June 15, 2021; Atlanta, GA) The National Center…
Veterans and Military Service Members Receive Free Admission to National Center for Civil and Human Rights with Support from The Home Depot Foundation
May 13, 2021 |
Service member families also receive discounted admission during Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day weekend ATLANTA (May 13, 2021) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The…
National Center for Civil and Human Rights Debuts Rosenwald Schools Exhibition
May 10, 2021 |
Andrew Feiler’s nationally touring photography explores the expansion of public education for Black children during segregation ATLANTA, GA (May 10, 2021) The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) launches A Better Life for…
The Center’s Statement on the Verdict of the Derek Chauvin Trial
April 20, 2021 |
Today, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges for the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights shares the relief of many Americans that…
The Center’s Statement on Recent Police Violence
April 16, 2021 |
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights expresses solidarity with peaceful demonstrators in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and advocates across the nation expressing their grief, anger and frustration at more Black lives…
Human Rights Groups Launch Course to Train Police on Protecting Rights and Serving Communities in a Deeply Divided Society
April 7, 2021 |
Atlanta Police Department is first in nation to train its entire force — and participate in a year-long program of police and community members meeting for dinner The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) and Auschwitz Institute for…
The Center’s Statement on Voting
March 26, 2021 |
March 26, 2021 Almost 56 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Congressman John Lewis led tireless and courageous activists on the historic Selma to Montgomery March for Voting…