The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Oklahoma's top education official has sparked outrage among some civil rights groups over his directive that public schools immediately begin incorporating the Bible into classes for grades 5 through 12

President Biden and former President Trump debated on job growth, foreign policy, abortion, and civil rights, showcasing their differing perspectives on cr...

Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency

Opal Lee, who helped make Juneteenth a holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year

Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, believed civil rights went beyond the ballot box. To Moses, who was a teacher as well as an activist, math literacy is a civil right: a requirement to earning a living wage in modern…

The decision is a major blow to the Anti-Defamation League

Civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson and Pulitzer-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis are debuting a new live performance album of historic jazz records created in time for Juneteenth to protest racial injustice

Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution

U.S. Education Department investigates University of Michigan for failing to address hostility during Israel-Hamas conflict protests, leading to inquiries ...