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Civil rights lawyer Alton Maddox Jr., who represented victims of several notorious racist attacks in New York in the 1980s,…
Carolyn Long Banks, a civil rights activist and the first Black woman to serve on the Atlanta City Council, died…
An Eastern Florida State College student reported being uncomfortable during Josh Humphries' U.S. Government class, so he canceled it.
The president is scheduled to speak for the annual remembrance of “Bloody Sunday,” which took place in Selma in 1965.
The order requires that federal agencies assess long-standing disparities in government services and treatment every year.
Hillcrest High School students told WBMA-TV they were allegedly ordered to omit key moments such as slavery and the civil rights…
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday he will not grant clemency and halt the execution of Raheem Taylor, who faces…
Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began nationwide Friday.
“Now more than ever, protecting civil rights is the responsibility of every Justice Department employee every single day,” U.S. Attorney…
Mamie King-Chalmers, who can be seen protesting in a civil rights photo taken in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1970s, has…
Lawyer Ben Crump has been dubbed "Black America's attorney general," leading the fight against police violence and systemic racism.
As “Till” debuts, the creators are recognizing Black women and Black mothers who are fighting for justice, equality and equity.
Before John Burris became the go-to lawyer for Northern California families grieving a loved one killed by police, the civil…
FBI surveillance files tracking Aretha Franklin’s racial justice activism in the 1960s and '70s were unsealed for the first time…
A Natchez Museum of African American History has received a $1,450 grant to create a map highlighting the civil rights…
Ben Jealous blames the stalled meeting with Biden's “young" staff who "don't understand the importance of maintaining certain traditions.”
An Alabama pastor is said to have suffered emotional damage after he was allegedly racially profiled while water his neighbor's…
A jury may determine damages for civil rights violations students say resulted in educational loss, mental anguish and emotional distress.
Bill Russell, the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport who marched for civil rights with Martin Luther…
Video showed police officer Amiott, who is white, repeatedly punching driver Richard Hubbard III during an August 2017 traffic stop.