A member of Georgia's advisory committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has resigned after his charges associated with a deadly hit-and-run came to light. DeAndre Pickett, who was first ...

In August 2019, the museum installed the first long-term civil rights timeline available to the public. “The Movement: Danville’s Civil Rights” is an exhibition that details the events that took place ...

Civil rights division director Harmeet K. Dhillon has redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls “woke ideology.” Updated April 28, 2025 7 min ...

WASHINGTON ‒ A new Trump executive order could undo years of hard-fought gains against discrimination, civil rights leaders and Constitutional law experts said. The 60-year-old landmark Civil ...

The U.S. Justice Department is reassigning about a dozen senior career attorneys from its civil rights unit, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump's ...

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday eliminated numerous civil rights offices, ending oversight of its immigration policies and avenues for public complaints. The department said it was co… ...

1960s: Pickett Chapel was a meeting place for Civil Rights activists with the Wilson County Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality under Pastor D.W. Simmons that involved many from outside the ...

The Arkansas Travelers will pay tribute to the Little Rock Nine during the 2025 baseball season during the weekend of August 21-23.

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Wiley’s coalition, representing more than 200 civil rights interest groups and other organizations, wants companies like Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to more clearly separate ...

1950-1989: One by one, out-of-town corporations acquire privately owned local businesses. In 1989, the sale of York Peppermint Patties, an internationally known local icon, is among the most visible.

MLK was one of nine civil rights leaders who were instrumental to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, five of whom were present to witness President Johnson sign it. These men were an eclectic bunch ...