The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights has testified that he was looking to leave a crime suppression unit because he was unhappy with the hostility team members were showing citizens, even before they fatally beat Nichols

Country musician to be honored in statuary hall collection alongside memorial of civil rights leader Daisy Bates

First Lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral services in New Orleans for civil rights activist Sybil Morial

Over a half-million other people are advocating for the exoneration of Marcellus Williams, whom they believe is innocent.

A broad group of civil rights organizations are calling on the CEOs and board members of major companies to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

Justice Department investigates police brutality in Rankin County Sheriff's Department after violent attack on two Black men.

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men

At the recent Democratic Party Convention in the United States, delegates roared their approval when civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was brought on stage to wave to delegates.

House committees investigate antisemitism on college campuses and request information from HHS and universities receiving federal funds.

Republican John Kennedy of Louisiana accuses thinktank director of supporting Hamas in heated hate crime hearing

Activists question whether the state would protect communities of color if the EPA is stripped of its watchdog powers.