Tag: civil rights

On July 30, 1944, New York made history by electing Adam Clayton Powell Jr. to Congress — the first Black man elected…

Emmett Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941. He would have turned 84 years old today. A bright, fun-loving child,…

James Enos “Jim” Clyburn was born July 21, 1940, in Sumter, South Carolina, and today marks his 85th birthday. From his early…

The Department of Justice is recommending just one day in jail — time already served — for former Louisville detective Brett Hankison,…

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black member of Congress and a fierce champion of civil rights and labor, died Wednesday at…

Protesters took to the streets all across the nation. From The Villages in Florida to courthouses in Oakland, “Good Trouble” is trending…

Five years ago today, we lost Congressman John Lewis — an icon of the civil rights movement and a moral compass in…

The National Urban League declared a “state of emergency,” warning that civil rights and democracy are under attack, as it released its…

The Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump yet another win — this time allowing his administration to move forward with laying…

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to proceed with mass firings at the Education Department, effectively allowing…

(AURN News) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, is taking a principled stand against what he calls a broader national…

A federal judge in New Hampshire has ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it “lawless, unconstitutional and…