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Harry Belafonte, Civil Rights Icon and Entertainer, Dead at 96

Belafonte died Tuesday morning of congestive heart failure.

Award Inspired by MLK Goes to Antigay Judge Roy Moore

In a move that will strike some as curious, a pastors' group presents the Letter From Birmingham Jail Award to the jurist leading the charge against marriage equality in Alabama.

Coretta Scott King dies at 78

King is being remembered as a tireless advocate for African-Americans, women, and gays and lesbians.

Bernice King Opposes Marriage Equality, But 'I'm Not The Enemy'

The daughter of the slain civil rights leader invokes his loss as a reason she opposes marriage equality.

Didn't Take Long for Jeff Sessions to Become a Nightmare

Two weeks after being confirmed, our attorney general is throwing trans youth under the bus. 

Ultimate Revenge: On SNL, a Gay Woman Humiliates Antigay Jeff Sessions

The racist attorney general, who locked children in cages, gets his just desserts, with a comedic send-off from Kate McKinnon.

Kamala Harris, Liz Warren Embolden Women With #ShePersists

After Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rebukes Sen. Elizabeth Warren for reading a letter from Coretta Scott King, a rallying cry is born. 

Would MLK Have Supported Marriage Equality?

Martin Luther King Jr. was never given the opportunity to be an advocate for his LGBT brothers and sisters, writes Rev. Irene Monroe.

This Week in The Resistance: Persistence

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's words backfired.