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

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

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

A month ago, I noted that the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had sent demands to a bunch of states for copies of the voter files.  These letters were pretty unusual.  I didn’t think DOJ’s ostensible ...

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Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, ...

WASHINGTON ‒ On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil right lawyers and scholars warn those rights are in danger again.

The deployments have spurred a debate over the legality of the administration’s use of federal police and the National Guard generally — and the role of Black cops and troops in carrying them out ...

Watch the trailer for 'True North,' a documentary premiering at TIFF about the Black liberation movement that surged in ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is threatening legal action against the state of Minnesota over election officials’ ongoing refusal to hand over the state’s voter registration list.