The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Racist text messages referencing slavery target Black individuals nationwide, prompting investigations and condemnation from civil rights organizations.

Trump says he wants to leave reproductive healthcare up to the states, where millions of women delivered a powerful rebuke to anti-abortion laws. Lawyers and civil rights groups are bracing for what’s next, Alex Woodward and Bel Trew report

Justice Department to monitor polls in 27 states during Nov. 5 election to uphold voting rights.

A federal jury has cleared a former Kentucky detective of a charge that he violated the civil rights of Breonna Taylor’s neighbors by using excessive force during a botched drug raid that left Taylor dead

Civil rights advocates say Texas' border policies push migrants to riskier routes and increase high-speed chases, thus increasing the amount of fatalities among those seeking to enter the country

The first episode of the TV adaptation of Mr Loverman is preceded by the quotation: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Those words, voiced by protagonist Barry, belong to writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin, from his 1962…

Civil rights groups in Georgia file lawsuit seeking deadline extension for 3,000 voters due to absentee ballot mailing delay.

Federal judge dismisses civil rights lawsuit against White trooper who shot and killed Black man during traffic stop. Justified actions ruled.

A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a 2023 traffic stop