Trump is trying to quietly wrest control of a top federal civil rights board
Donald Trump is aiming to reshape the historic U.S. Commission on Civil Rights by steering its...
Trump administration ends ‘segregated facilities’ ban in federal contracts
Following a recent policy shift by the Trump administration, the federal government has removed explicit prohibitions...
Ida B. Wells, honored by the U.S. Mint with a quarter as part of the American Women Quarters Program
The whirring machines of the U.S. Mint here are churning out millions of Ida B. Wells...
US Army erase Medgar Evers from the Arlington National Cemetery website
Medgar Evers, WWII Veteran and Civil Rights icon, was removed from Arlington National Cemetery’s tribute page.
Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is downsizing three key offices responsible for civil rights protections,...
Black Senators urge state to honor consent decree in civil rights case dropped by DOJ
Black state senators in Maryland are urging state officials to uphold a $2.75 million settlement related...
Trump administration orders dismissal of Maryland State Police civil rights case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland is seeking to dismiss a federal civil rights case against...
Black hospital visitor’s race bias suit revived by Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has reinstated a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black woman against...
Who is Gwynne Wilcox, first Black woman to serve on the National Labor Relations Board
On September 6, 2023, the Senate confirmed Gwynne Wilcox for a second term on the National...
The cycle of racial process and regression
A few months ago, an all-white school board of Shenandoah County, Virginia, decided to restore the...
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