DOJ Civil Rights Division slammed for new 2nd Amendment office despite abandoning cases of racial discrimination, voting rights The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division established an office focused on the Second Amendment, a move that is Read More
Democrats introduce AI Civil Rights Act to protect Black Americans and others from biased algorithms As the AI industry explodes in the United States, backed by hundreds of billions of dollars in investments from tech Read More
Trump administration to further dismantle Education Department, move Civil Rights office: ‘Cruelty is the point’ The Trump administration is reportedly taking further steps to achieve its goal of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, including Read More
Prison guards forcefully shaved off his dreadlocks: The Supreme Court will determine if he can sue for violation of his religious rights When prison officials in Louisiana cut the dreadlocks of a prisoner in their care, they may have violated his religious Read More
‘Anti-woke is anti-Black’: California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls out attempts to drag America back to pre-voting rights California Governor Gavin Newsom has been vocal about the Trump Administration and various policies and decisions since President Donald Trump Read More
Meet Janai Nelson, the attorney who just argued her first Supreme Court case to protect Black voting rights On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for a consequential voting rights case that could either solidify or Read More
Supreme Court case could grant Trump and Republicans power to trample Black voting rights for one-party rule, advocates warn The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that could effectively kill the Voting Rights Act Read More
Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Read More
NY Attorney General Letitia James subpoenaed by DOJ to investigate whether she violated Trump’s civil rights The Trump administration is continuing to fulfill President Donald Trump‘s campaign promise to seek retribution against his political enemies. The Read More
60 years after the Voting Rights Act was passed, Black voters are still fighting for access: ‘So much is at stake’ In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of Read More
Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms Read More