The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

It was Martin Luther King Jr, prophet and martyr of the civil rights movement in the United States, who famously remarked, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. Yet there are times when justice seems to become more distant rather than closer.

On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, speakers called attention to a nationwide backlash against LGBTQ+ rights

Activists in the state are dealt a blow as Gavin Newsom says the state’s laws already offer civil rights protections

As the only child of the legendary musician and civil rights activist, Lisa Simone experienced her mother’s brilliance – and her rage. She talks about the joy, the pain and how they finally made peace

As the United Autoworkers strike continues, the collection tells the story of organizing – and how little has changed

My grandmother’s name was Mrs. Zola Jackson.

A monument has been unveiled in Detroit that commemorates a white mother slain while doing civil rights work in Alabama in 1965 and the Black friend who helped raise her children after her death

The FBI is investigating alleged civil rights violations at Baton Rouge’s unmarked ‘Brave Cave’ torture warehouse

He previously condemned the ‘weaponisation’ of federal law enforcement against political opponents

DeSantis has already removed two reform prosecutors from office in Florida. A federal judge ruled he violated the First Amendment in one of those cases.

State bill would address trauma by amending housing, labor and education codes to prohibit discrimination, leaders say