Amelia Boynton Robinson, born in Savannah, Ga. is a civil rights icon who impacted the lives of people across the nation.

CARBONDALE — A documentary on pioneering Black journalist, educator and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells is set for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library on Feb. 6.

Plans for a Brent Spence companion bridge are still in the design phase. Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray says there could be a groundbreaking ceremony for the Brent Spence companion ...

Johnson slipped the title phrase into a speech to Congress in March of 1965 in the wake of violent attacks on civil rights demonstrators during the march from Selma to Montgomery. Two years prior ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

Abbott’s campaign to control the U.S.-Mexico border has raised concerns among human rights groups about civil rights in the state. In March of 2021, Abbott declared a state of emergency in ...

The 2025 Human Rights Art Exhibit is coming to College of the Sequoias. The exhibit will run from Jan. 28 through March 7 and will showcase a variety of art from multiple artists. The event ...

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The family of a Kentucky man killed by police in his own home tells WKYT that civil rights attorney Ben Crump is taking on their case. On December 23, Doug Harless was ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered its Civil Rights Division to halt all ongoing litigation from former President Joe Biden’s administration and not pursue new cases or settlements, according ...

Their “jail no bail” tactic dramatized their moral commitment and changed the direction of the civil rights movement. Within days, protesters in other cities followed suit, their incarceration ...

Attorneys in the department’s Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus briefs or other certain court papers “until further notice,” one of the memos said. Another memo ...