The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

From Joe Manchin to the vice president to a good chunk of Republicans, no one can admit where they really stand

A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights has testified that he was looking to leave a crime suppression unit because he was unhappy with the hostility team members were showing citizens, even before they fatally beat Nichols

Justice Department investigates police brutality in Rankin County Sheriff's Department after violent attack on two Black men.

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men

At the recent Democratic Party Convention in the United States, delegates roared their approval when civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was brought on stage to wave to delegates.

House committees investigate antisemitism on college campuses and request information from HHS and universities receiving federal funds.

Republican John Kennedy of Louisiana accuses thinktank director of supporting Hamas in heated hate crime hearing

Activists question whether the state would protect communities of color if the EPA is stripped of its watchdog powers.

Defense attorneys have tried to poke holes in Memphis police training practices during the trial of three former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols