Office of Civil Rights employees said this means students with open cases will have their claims backlogged even further.

Israel’s military carried out an airstrike on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Thursday targeting a residential building that Israel said was a command center of the militant group ...

Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush. But Jackson’s strong results ...

The civil rights era comes alive in these excellent, informative books for kids of all ages. From beautifully illustrated picture books to memoirs that depict the Jim Crow South to biographies of ...

Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Duke administration’s rationale relies on a recently revised policy claiming that a “necessary condition” for “academic ...

Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...

Also on the list: the National Museum of American Diplomacy in Washington, D.C., federal buildings bearing the names of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta and Rosa Parks in Detroit, ...

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this ...

CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

Dick Gregory used comedy to address racial tensions in the 1950s and 60s, becoming a pioneer in social satire. Gregory’s journey into activism began at Sumner High School, ...