To help us all better understand the civil rights and civil liberties issues at hand this Supreme Court term, our series, ...

Sacha Jenkins' Netflix doc 'Sunday Best' re-examines the television host's fight for racial equality, one groundbreaking musical act at a time.

The Human Rights Campaign’s American Dreams Tour is bringing storytelling and organizing to communities targeted by a wave of ...

It seemed as if it would never stop raining. On the afternoon in which a collection of former Major League stars had ...

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency.

The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s children even as it dismantles the Education Department. The Education Department’s ...

1. Seventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson and his Brooklyn Dodgers teammates played in an exhibition game that marked the first time Black and white pro baseball players shared the same field in ...

The Dodgers sported Brooklyn caps for the Royals’ annual Salute to the Negro Leagues game, paying tribute to Jackie Robinson.

Charles Burrell, the classical and jazz bass player and the first African-American member of a major American symphony, died early Tuesday at age 104. His passing was confirmed by Burrell's cousin ...

‘Something Bigoted to Distract’: Donald Trump Quietly Removes MLK Bust from Oval Office Amid Broader Scrubbing of Civil Rights Symbols ...

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th ...

Murals of baseball legends Minnie Miñoso, second from left, and Jackie Robinson, third from left, are covered with plywood after being defaced in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, Thursday, June 5 ...