The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks

American folk singer and civil rights activist who performed with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger

A 2019 Reason investigation detailed a long string of police abuses in Vallejo. Things have only gotten worse since then.

Critics say decision part of worrying larger crackdown on protest movement

What should we think (and what does the law think) about publicly accusing ("doxxing"?) people of what some see as shameful behavior?

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