Backed by Eleanor Roosevelt, training civil rights leaders Over three decades, the tiny Highlander Folk School had a huge, outsized impact on both Tennessee and American history. In 1932, Myles Horton ...

As the focus of workplace trainings has shifted from “anti-bias” to “anti-racism,” multiple plaintiffs allege such efforts tread on their civil rights.

The Human Rights Campaign kicked off its “American Dreams Tour” in Columbus. Visiting 12 cities nationwide the tour focuses ...

The suit alleged the city violated state and federal laws, as well as its own policies, by clearing encampments without ...

The contentious debate over qualified immunity for police officers returned to Beacon Hill on Tuesday as law enforcement ...

I work for a labor union that is very large and absolutely strives to be progressive. We have a history of victories dating ...

WASHINGTON ‒ A new Trump executive order could undo years of hard-fought gains against discrimination, civil rights leaders and Constitutional law experts said. The 60-year-old landmark Civil ...

1960s: Following the U.S. Civil Rights Act, affirmative action policies were implemented to proactively address the historical underrepresentation of certain groups, primarily focused on race.

As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or minimized in favor of male figures. From organizing boycotts to ...

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 quilters of Gee’s Bend and nearby areas in Alabama formed collectives to sell their work, and their quilts were even put on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in the early 2000s.