The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been admitted to hospital, with his family confirming he is stable and breathing without help. Nationwide concern continues to grow.

Students in Florida’s public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War that is steeped in rhetoric of that era

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital with a rare neurological disorder

"The family appreciates all prayers at this time," his Rainbow PUSH Coalition said.

Dale Partridge and Doug Wilson draw widespread condemnation for remarks linking women's suffrage to societal decline, igniting debates over faith, politics, and civil rights.

At 104, Betty Reid Soskin has had the most extraordinary life, from protest singing to civil rights activism to meeting the Obamas. She reflects on what it takes to stay strong and keep going

Cornell has joined the ranks of other top universities, including Columbia, Brown and Pennsylvania, who have made deals with the Trump administration to comply with their interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding for research projects.

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school

President Donald Trump has appointed Andrea Lucas as chair of the nation's top workplace civil rights agency

The proposed withholding of Medicaid and Medicare to restrict gender-affirming care follows the same logic as attacks on abortion care

POETRY: Last year, the acclaimed singer and civil rights activist Joan Baez published her debut poetry collection. Today, she shares a fiery new work exclusively with ‘The Independent’ that takes aim at the Trump administration and wrestles with her lifelong dedication to pacifism