Essay How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months An assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination. Illustration by Vartika Sharma Share full ...

Yale University faced a civil rights complaint over the REACH Minority Fellowship that restricts eligibility to non-White applicants, violating section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

Andrew Sullivan urges liberals to defend gay rights achievements and reject radical shifts in the LGBTQ movement.

Capitol police have arrested a suspect after the 23-year-old granddaughter of a civil rights activist was shot and killed in Jackson.

Some LGBTQ Iowans say they have considered moving as Iowa's new law ending trans civil rights protections takes effect July 1.

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.

Civil rights giants are in the capital city for a weekend of remembrance to commemorate what would have been Medgar Evers' 100th birthday.The first event was Thursday night, with a panel discussion ...

The Supreme Court Just Weakened a Key Civil Rights Law Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent catches the GOP justices targeting a vital Reconstruction-era right.

More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death sentences over accusations of its constitutionality and racial discrimination.

Iowa is the first state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code.

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been ...