Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa's first out trans lawmaker, said it was "devastating" to see lawmakers pass a bill taking away ...

Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The civil rights era comes alive in these excellent, informative books for kids of all ages. From beautifully illustrated picture books to memoirs that depict the Jim Crow South to biographies of ...

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this ...

Ibram X. Kendi, the antiracist scholar, talks to CNN about his upcoming new book on Malcolm X, the recent “racist progress” ...

Eden Prairie students reflect on civil rights icons through art, writing, and poetry in the 2025 Words in Action Contest.

Discover the transformative journey of the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968, led by the 'I Am a Man' slogan. Learn about its impact on social justice.

New York Man Charged in Investment Fraud, Admitted 'I Am Fake' in Recording ... The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a related civil lawsuit. Authorities said Burak raised $4 million ...

As Kiera Butler at Mother Jones reports, the anti-abortion movement is embroiled in an escalating civil war right now ... and feminist women of their rights, male MAGA leaders are showing ...

Marvel’s X-Men have been popular in the media for decades, but the comic book characters are deeply interwoven with the history of racial and social discrimination in America.

Ligon’s paintings and sculptures examine cultural and social identity through found sources—literature, Afrocentric coloring books, photographs—to reveal the ways in which the history of slavery, the ...