In the three-and-a-half weeks since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, investigations by the agency that handles allegations of civil…
Tag: civil rights
Black man who lost home to Eaton Fire files lawsuit, alleges racism at hotel
LOS ANGELES — A Black man who lost his home to the Eaton Fire in the historically Black city of…
Couple found guilty of abusing, trafficking adopted Black children
A couple accused of neglecting a group of adopted Black siblings and forcing them to perform labor, was found guilty…
MLK’s ‘beloved community’ has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean?
By Jason Oliver Evans, University of Virginia Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into…
Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation
By Binita Mahato, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. But although…
Why expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rights
By Liza Bondurant, Mississippi State University Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil…
Today in Black History: Remembering slain civil rights activist James Chaney
James Chaney was a young civil rights activist who dedicated his life to fighting for equality and justice for African…
A surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power
By Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has earned a reputation…
Federal jury in Louisiana acquits white state trooper caught on camera beating Black man
MONROE, La. — A federal jury in Louisiana acquitted a white state trooper on Wednesday who had been charged with…
Justice Department launches civil rights investigation of Memphis police – 4 essential reads about holding police accountable
By Lorna Grisby, The Conversation Seven months after the horrific beating death by police of Memphis, Tennessee, motorist Tyre Nichols,…
