There will be a new leader at billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's philanthropic group that aims to expand access to the ...

Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma The family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is honoring him ...

As the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing ...

A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom ...

Under the agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, all UW employees and students will need to complete a training called “Understanding Civil Rights." ...

These Black activists fought for civil rights over decades. Here are their warnings, and advice, for American protesters ...

Iowa has barred cities and counties from adding local protections for gender identity. The move comes after the state became the first to rollback those protections last year.

Bernard LaFayette, who died March 5, was instrumental in the organization of students across Nashville to protest segregated ...

Iowa Senate Republicans passed a bill blocking local protections against gender identity-based discrimination, sending the ...

A Boynton Beach man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a South Carolina county and sheriff’s department after ...

Local governments in Iowa will no longer be able to protect civil rights that are not protected by the state.

Two former NYPD officers face federal civil rights violations charges stemming from alleged sexual misconduct that occurred during a call in Queens, according to court documents. Justin McMillan, 26, ...