Minister and leading civil rights activist, the Rev. H.K. Matthews, died Monday evening. He was 97. Matthews, who was born in ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

While we have made some progress towards equal civil rights, we have not yet succeeded in creating a land where liberty and ...

The Voting Rights Act is turning 60. Civil rights marchers recall a hard-won struggle “I never thought that 50 years later, we’d still be fighting,” Sanders said, “not just to expand ...

Mississippi’s first Black woman elected to public office says more needs to be done. Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law. The act is designed to ensure ...

A non-profit files a federal civil rights complaint against University of Richmond alleging they offer discriminatory scholarships.

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The Voting Rights Act is turning 60. Civil rights marchers recall a hard-won struggle State troopers swing billy clubs to break up a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala., March 7, 1965.