Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...

Advocates and legal experts say one order, which revokes the enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws, also known as Title VII under the Civil Rights Act, will have a chilling effect.

With so many voices in the digital age, it’s vital to know who you can trust - to put the facts in context and to give a comprehensive analysis of what’s going on. And if you get a laugh out ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...

The 1964 Civil Rights Act spurred the passage of Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments which barred discrimination on the basis of sex at educational institutions which received federal money.

The Justice Department has ordered the civil rights division to halt much of its investigative activity dating from the Biden administration and not pursue new indictments, cases or settlements ...

The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that a local white supremacist group, NSC-13, did not violate the state’s Civil Rights Act when it displayed a banner reading “KEEP NEW ENGLAND WHITE ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as ...

“This is hard work, and work where I wish there were just, there was just more time in the day to do even more,” she said as she sat surrounded by portraits of civil rights icons including ...

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