February, a month of remembrance and a month of reflection on how African Americans shaped the history of America. We take a ...

In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a ...

A Florida Senate committee advanced legislation to ban certain flags, such as Pride and Black Lives Matter, from flying at ...

The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys ...

A memorial service led by Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), called for justice to ...

Facial recognition shows us that when complex and evolving technology such as AI is deployed in the real world, as opposed to ...

Here's a look at 25 of the most enduring civil rights songs, from the song known as the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" to Lamar's "Alright." ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

Civil rights leaders Marc Morial and Janai Nelson discuss why Trump symbolizes "the most significant contradiction" to what MLK stood for, plus how civil rights leaders are mobilizing ahead of the ...

The case was filed by immigrants' rights advocates including the American Civil Liberties Union, Asian Law Caucus, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and others. The lawsuit charges the Trump ...

By Glenn Thrush Reporting from Washington The Justice Department has ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or investigations — and signaled that it might back out of Biden-era ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memo to its civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation originating from the Biden administration and halting the pursuit of any ...