Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley says the fight for clean air and a safe environment is related to the battle for racial equity.

President Donald Trump has unveiled a new slogan amid the ongoing protests in Los Angeles, warning critics of his deportation policies, “If you spit, we will hit”—a statement critics say could incite ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Jerrauld C. Jones, a longtime judge and state delegate, has died at 70. In a statement issued by the Jones family, they announced he died on Saturday, May 31. “It is with ...

A civil rights watchdog has threatened to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for continuing to discriminate against white farmers despite the new secretary rescinding some of the agency's ...

A lawsuit filed by civil rights groups is seeking to change Riverside County’s bail system, calling for an end to cash bail, a system the complaint says is keeping those who can’t afford to ...

A lawsuit filed by civil rights groups is seeking to change Riverside County’s bail system, calling for an end to cash bail, a system the complaint says is keeping those who can’t afford to pay for ...

The New York State Board of Regents violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleged in a press release Friday. The Department of ...

The state can choose to accept the findings or the matter will be sent to the U.S. Department of Justice, Linda McMahon said. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp ...

The Department of Education (DOE) has found that two New York agencies violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act after they banned Native American-inspired mascots and logos, a finding uncovered ...

A group of civil rights and legal organizations say immigrant detainees being held at two federal detention centers are being denied their constitutional right to legal counsel. One of those ...

The Center for Civil Rights and Technology (Center), a joint technology and civil rights advocacy hub created by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference ...