A candlelight vigil organized by the New School for Democracy and other human rights groups began at 7pm on Democracy Boulevard outside Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, with the theme "Resist ...

Family, friends, and students gathered Friday afternoon to honor the life of Dr. Marvin Boomer Jr., an East Oakland high school teacher who was killed in a crash last month​.

The Howard-Linton Barbershop became a shelter for many when the push for civil rights turned violent in Tuscaloosa.

Across the street, the group has erected a black granite Civil Rights Memorial designed by Maya Lin—the architect of D.C.’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial—and a museum dedicated to the victims of ...

Framing is a powerful tool in communications: It can help people grasp complex ideas, but it can also distort or mislead. A recent sociological study suggests that framing social issues as "civil ...

Ahead of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump’s policies tomorrow, civil rights advocates are assuring protesters that they have a right to safety. This comes in response to ...

The latest target in Trump’s war on civil rights is a legal theory known as “disparate impact.” An April 23 executive order calls for eliminating the theory “to the maximum degree possible ...

News about Civil Rights, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The Education Department’s civil-rights office investigates and seeks resolution on thousands of complaints involving students with disabilities and those facing discrimination, aiming to avoid ...

Civil rights lawsuit filed after a Sacramento, CA, deputy shoved 71-year-old woman. Family demands justice, calling for systemic reform and accountability.

Because of crowding due to Saturday’s military parade in Washington celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th year, the ceremony is being moved from its usual venue of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to ...

There is a list of other possible name changes of ships named after prominent women and civil rights leaders, a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR.