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A Virginia school board restored Confederate names. Now the NAACP is suing.
USA Today· 4 days agoA civil rights organization has filed suit against a Virginia school board, claiming that Black...
Florence civil rights icon John Gaines of 'Friendship Nine' dies
WPDE· 4 days agoFlorence civil rights leader and attorney John Gaines has died, according to Douglas Hawkins with...
Education Department Says Two Major Universities Failed To Respond to Antisemitic Incidents on...
The New York Sun· 14 hours agoThe department’s Office of Civil Rights announced Monday that it had concluded its first...
License plate cameras help solve crimes, but are creating a backlash over privacy concerns
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoCHICAGO — In 2022, a teenager accused of fatally shooting a young mother in the back of the head in...
Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoPhoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain...
Why the $4.5 Billion School E-Rate Program Is Headed to the Supreme Court
Education Week· 1 day agoThe court agreed to hear the appeal of a Wisconsin telecom provider facing a civil trial under a...
Civil rights leader, Uniontown native the Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
Observer-Reporter· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Community remembers costs as 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act nears
The Weatherford Democrat· 22 hours agoWhile it may seem like the distant past to younger generations, Hopkins said he and others remember...
Civil rights lawyer William T. Coleman honored among the founding fathers
WHYY· 3 days agoFrom Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95
theGrio via AOL· 7 days agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the ...