Damon Hewitt is the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Before joining the ...

President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office has sparked concerns he is rolling back decades of civil rights protections.

The Act banned segregation ... without first acknowledging the significant strides made within the civil rights movement and the historic interconnectedness between Black and LGBTQ communities.

On Wednesday, the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warned that DEI policies could violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act. That same day, it was revealed that President ...

The government under President Donald Trump is bending the arc of US history in a new direction, away from the civil rights ...

As I woke on the day after Donald Trump's election back to the White House, I realized a painful truth—The country I love doesn't love me back. I sought a vision of a better country that cares ...

The Civil Rights Movement is often heralded as a watershed moment in American history. It is remembered for dismantling ...

The legislative achievements of the movement, including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, stand as a testament to his courage, his ability to set aside differences in pursuit of a ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin ... which led to the Voting Rights Act in August later that year.