Trump administration budget proposes $163 billion in cuts to ‘woke’ federal programs
In a sweeping move to reshape federal spending, the Trump administration has unveiled a fiscal year 2026 budget proposal that...
NAACP attorneys urge federal panel to reject SBEC’s proposed DeSoto County map
Civil rights attorneys representing the Mississippi NAACP are urging a federal court to reject the state’s latest Senate redistricting proposal,...
Who Is Dan Blue, first African American to serve as Speaker of the North Carolina House
Daniel Terry Blue Jr., better known as Dan Blue, has been a fixture of North Carolina politics for more than...
Kamala Harris addresses Trump’s agenda in first major speech since vice presidency
In her first significant public address since leaving office, former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a scathing critique of President...
Trump executive order directs DOJ to coordinate free legal representation for police officers accused of misconduct
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. Justice Department to coordinate free legal representation for police...
Civil rights groups sue NYPD over “racially discriminatory” database
A coalition of five civil rights and legal organizations filed a putative class-action complaint today challenging the New York Police...
As Trump’s EPA ends ‘environmental justice’ minority communities will pay a price
Seven weeks after President Donald Trump took over in January, the new EPA leadership withdrew the lawsuit against the plant's...
Who is Charles Diggs Jr., first Black US Representative from Michigan
Charles Diggs Jr. was more than a political trailblazer—he was a national voice for justice, a founding figure in Black...
Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting rights unit
The changes are part of a larger wave of about a dozen reassignments of senior personnel in the civil rights division this...
Colorado House passes ‘Voting Rights Act’
The Colorado House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon and Representative Junie Joseph to codify...
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