The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 were legislative attempts to enfranchise African Americans into the mainstream of American life that ...

A University of Colorado at Boulder graduate program advertised for “Black women” is facing a federal civil rights complaint. The “Boulder Black Blossoms” program at the university’s ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her ...

This Redbird story series examines how local news outlets covered — and in many cases, distorted — Danville’s civil rights movement. Reporter Grace Mamon uncovers the stark contrast between two kinds ...

Jewish voices have long been active in civil rights movements and efforts to stand with the underdog. What sources in Jewish text or tradition do you think have most inspired this deep commitment to ...

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 ...

Created by Congress under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the EEOC’s commissioners are appointed by the president to staggered terms, and no more than three can be from the same party.