The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84

He will go down in history as one of this country's most influential civil rights leaders.

Axios · Feb 17

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time US presidential candidate, dies aged 84

Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prominent civil rights campaigner who ran twice for the US Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1984 and 1988.

Euronews · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson: Civil rights icon who built on mentor Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and inspired a generation

OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of 84. Ariana Baio looks back on his inspirational life

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Civil rights groups sue to protect voter data FBI seized from Georgia office

Fulton county office was raided in January amid Donald Trump’s claims that 2020 election was fraudulent

The Guardian - US · Feb 16

Ex-watchdogs warn rush to give power to local police in immigration crackdown risks ‘threat to civil rights’

Critics say Trump administration’s rapidly expanding system is open to abuse and risks alienating communities from local police

The Guardian - US · Feb 15

Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges after Minnesota anti-ICE protest

Former CNN anchor said he was working as a journalist when he was arrested at protest during church service

The Guardian - US · Feb 13

California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfire

California’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires

The Independent UK · Feb 12

California to launch civil rights inquiry over delayed response to wildfire in Altadena

Investigation will assess whether LA county fire department discriminated while responding to 2025 fires

The Guardian - US · Feb 12

DHS Said It Was Targeting the 'Worst of the Worst' in Maine. It Swept Up Asylum Seekers and Noncriminals.

News outlets, civil rights groups, and court records tell a much different story than the government's claims about "Operation Catch of the Day."

Reason · Feb 12

Indian-origin man jailed in US over false Walmart kidnapping charges files lawsuit: 'Biggest headache of my life'

A Georgia man who spent more than six weeks in jail after being accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at a Walmart has filed a federal lawsuit claiming wrongful prosecution and civil rights violations.

The Times of India · Feb 11