Fort Worth literacy advocate files civil rights complaint against FWISD over ESSER funding
A community member from Fort Worth has lodged a federal complaint against the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD), alleging...
Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with majority-Black district
The Supreme Court reinstated a Louisiana congressional voting map that includes an additional majority-Black district, delivering a significant win for...
California Black legislative updates: Elections, voting rights, education, and housing
As the 2023-2024 California State Legislative Session draws to a close this August, Black legislators have already seen success with...
Small Alabama town wins lawsuit allowing residents to vote For first time In decades
Residents of a small town in Alabama will finally be able to participate in their own municipal elections after decades...
NAACP urges DOJ to investigate newly implemented Georgia voter suppression program
This week, the NAACP sent a formal letter to Assistant Attorney General Kristin Clarke, urging the Department of Justice to...
Civil Rights Movement Freedom Riders urge younger activists to get out the vote
Charles Person, one of the original Freedom Riders from the Civil Rights Movement, joined organizers across Georgia in urging young...
Civil rights activists claim statewide issues within CPS system
On Monday, civil and human rights activists gathered at the Brazos County Courthouse in Bryan, Texas, to bring attention to...
Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee’s political maps discriminate against communities of color
A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed Tennessee's U.S. House and state Senate maps were examples of...
Charter school effects on school segregation
In a comprehensive national study examining the impact of charter schools on school system segregation, researchers found that an increase...
Trump weighs in on reparations for slavery
President Trump stated that he does not anticipate reparations being given to the descendants of slaves. “I think it’s a...
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