NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — With the Essence Festival in New Orleans, civil rights leaders sounded the alarm after President Donald Trump signed the budget bill into law at the White House.

The meeting with civil rights leaders took place after Biden and Harris unveiled top members of their health team Tuesday, which will be tasked with leading the federal government's response to ...

During the Civil Rights Movement, Chris' became a meeting spot that ignored segregation laws — and Chris's son, Theo, recalled working there as a boy, at a time when they were threatened by the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic ...

California leaders denounced reports Tuesday that the Trump administration is preparing to strip the name of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk from a naval ship honoring his legacy, calling it a ...

There is a list of other possible name changes of ships named after prominent women and civil rights leaders, a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR.

Harvard Violated Students’ Civil Rights, Trump Administration Finds White House threatens university with ‘loss of all federal financial resources’ By Natalie Andrews and Douglas Belkin ...

The new law marks the end to an 18-year legacy of civil rights protection for trans people in Iowa – a stark departure from the state’s history of inclusive gender policies.

On his second day in office, President Donald Trump labeled O.F.C.C.P.’s efforts to enforce the 1964 Civil Rights Act illegal and discriminatory — presumably against white people.

The leaders described President Trump’s actions as a clear attempt to attack communities of color. By Erica L. Green A group of Black and Latino civil rights leaders has condemned President ...