JUSTICE AND EQUALITY - This year, filmmaker Spike Lee, civil rights leader Xernona Clayton and NAACP legal defense fund ...

Freedom Award honorees Spike Lee, Xernona Clayton and Sherrilyn Ifill offered words of wisdom to Memphis youth during the ...

Spike Lee, Xernona Clayton and Sherrilyn Ifill received the Freedom Award from National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis during ...

Lee has served as a tenured professor "committed to nurturing the next generation of filmmakers," National Civil Rights Museum officials said. Some of Lee's most acclaimed films include "School Daze," ...

The 33rd annual Freedom Awards went to Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee, Howard University professor and attorney Sherrilyn ...

Thursday was the biggest night of the year at the National Civil Rights Museum, for the annual Freedom Award ceremony. This ...

There's been a civil right awakening in California as the state passed a series of bills that could signal what could be the beginning of a new landscape for civil rights in America.

PAYING TRIBUTE - Well-renowned filmmaker Spike Lee is among a star-studded lineup that will be honored during Thursday ...

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture at Harvard aims to recognize individuals who through their dedication to activism, advocacy, scholarship, or service have made an indelible ...

FedEx is set to have over 100 volunteers at the event. Those volunteers are helping with logistics, strategic planning, and ...

The National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award Student Forum is a celebration for and by young trailblazers. Presented by FedEx, this year’s ...

Meet the distinguished honorees of the 33rd Freedom Award by the National Civil Rights Museum. Xernona Clayton, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Spike Lee to be honored.