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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York celebrated Juneteenth and paid tribute to the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Monday by enacting sweeping new voter protections.

Johnson’s barrier-breaking political career started in the heart of deeply segregated Texas. She is nearing the end of her 15th — and last — term representing Dallas. In January, she will retire.

The intersection of sports and politics has occasionally been fraught with controversy. Amid the civil rights movement, Muhammad Ali was briefly banned from boxing for his stance on the Vietnam War. Tommie Smith and John Carlos were subject to significant criticism for raising their fists in a salute to Black…

The Biden administration is starting a process that could change how the U.S. census and federal surveys produce racial and ethnic data that is used for redistricting and civil rights enforcement.

China is the foremost challenge for U.S. national security agencies, a so-called “hard target” that is America’s chief rival for global dominance

Legal scholars and civil rights groups have warned that data privacy protections, marriage equality and LGBT+ rights could be at risk with Supreme Court decision

His 2000 thesis on civil-rights-era Atlanta lifts passages from other people's work.

It has been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon

A federal civil rights lawsuit says the death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed by a 2016 state inspection of the facility that noted systemic deficiencies in its handling of children with mental health issues