The decision kicked off decades of debates over discrimination and educational access in communities across the nation. The ...

Trump and DOGE's job cuts and DEI scrutiny have threatened a pathway to the American Dream for these Black federal workers.

The 48.3 million Black Americans in the United States are left wondering: With President Donald Trump’s direct assault on civil rights, federal agencies, and diversity, equity and inclusion ...

During the 2024 election campaign, candidate Donald Trump’s most controversial rally occurred at New York’s Madison Square ...

Denise Smith began working for the federal government a half century ago, during President Richard Nixon's administration. She was still in high school when she accepted a post as a Navy intern in ...

President Donald Trump's order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that ...

Viola Liuzzo, a civil rights activist from Detroit, was murdered by the KKK in Alabama while marching for voting rights.

The sculpture will be mounted on an elevated hill in Franklin County, Virginia. The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S ...

The Supreme Court will determine whether Louisiana will have to uphold a second majority-Black congressional district.

Maxine Smith, Dorothy Truitt Walk and Cornelia Crenshaw were civil rights leaders who challenged injustice and made a difference for all Memphians.

As the largest single employer in the United States—with about 3 million workers as of the end of 2024—the federal government ...