Civil Rights Act of 1866

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January 15, 2024
Opponents of workplace diversity programs are using a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to challenge equity policies.
U.S. President Joe Biden
July 6, 2021
Jen Psaki gave insight into Biden's mood on police reform and voting rights, as well as strengthening the Civil Rights…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
June 24, 2021
Byron Allen, the owner of theGrio, is again pushing the civil rights ball forward, this time through a partnership with…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
August 29, 2020
Byron Allen's $10 billion racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Charter Communications will proceed.
Byron Allen
November 13, 2019
WASHINGTON — An 1866 Reconstruction era law was put to the test Tuesday when Supreme Court justices wrestled with the
Bobby Rush
November 13, 2019
Congressman Bobby Rush has dedicated his entire life to preserving the civil rights of Black people. Just check his pedigree.
Supreme Court theGrio.com
November 13, 2019
What we learned about the attack on Black people's civil rights in the racial discrimination case against Comcast and what…
Byron Allen
November 13, 2019
Byron Allen's Supreme Court civil rights case is being heard today and TheGrio's Deputy Editor, Natasha Alford, is on the…
November 12, 2019
Attorney Antonio Moore continues his commentary on the Civil Rights case between Comcast and Byron Allen, which goes to the…
November 6, 2019
Antonio Moore comments on the new biopic film, 'Harriet,' and its dangerous mischaracterization of the role of Black men in…
November 5, 2019
As the historic Supreme Court case between Byron Allen and Comcast and Charter approaches, we try to understand what exactly…
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October 8, 2019
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ is the latest major organization to weigh in on Byron Allen's civil rights…
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October 2, 2019
Color of Change has issued a petition to the public to push Comcast NBC Universal to withdraw their Supreme Court challenge…
October 1, 2019
Dr. Erwin Chemerinsky unpacks the Civil Rights Act of 1886 and explains it's impact on the future of Black entrepreneurship.
September 19, 2019
[griojw id=”bTG8NgzU” playerid=””] Antonio Moore’s new opinion video series on theGrio discusses economics, politics, and wealth in a way that encourages
Civil Rights Act thegrio.com
September 13, 2019
In this brief history of the Civil Rights Act, see how native Americans were not included and how the Supreme…
Supreme Court thegrio.com
September 12, 2019
Check out five things that the average person should know about The Civil Rights Act of 1866, which has been…
September 3, 2019
Attorney Benjamin Crump discusses how the Department of Justice wants to reinterpret the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to threaten…
October 27, 2016
This week a federal judge allowed a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios against Charter Communications to…
October 26, 2016
This week, Byron Allen, chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios (ESN) and the National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAAOM), continued