The administration is dismissing cases and unwinding settlements built on "disparate impact," which holds that even neutral policies can lead to biased outcomes.

The Trump Justice Department’s civil rights division is not only neglecting its core mission but also taking actions seemingly opposed to democracy itself.

From a Memphis fried chicken joint to a tamale counter in Jackson, these restaurants didn't just feed civil rights leaders – they funded, sheltered and fuelled the fight for equality.

The government under President Donald Trump is bending the arc of US history in a new direction, away from the civil rights focus of the past 60 plus years. Addressing or even acknowledging racial ...

The Trump administration has shifted staff and undertaken a series of policy changes at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division that current and former staff say strike at the heart of… ...

National Guard Troops in LA, the Latest in Long History of Deployments During Civil Rights Protests President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles to stop protests ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man known as an advocate for civil rights and Black history, along with his sculptures, has died. Porter Williams died Sunday at the age of 82, accord… ...

In this photo from April 8, 1968, people gather at the Clayborn Temple in Memphis as they prepare to march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., four days after the civil rights leader was ...

The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged during a Senate hearing that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to ...

Civil rights experts estimate that dozens of discrimination cases involving banks, landlords, private employers, and school districts could face similar action.