In what will likely be remembered as one of history’s greatest ironies, America’s first black president has led the country during a time of some of the greatest civil rights setbacks of the modern ...

Framing a cause as a “civil rights” issue may actually decrease public support—even among people who deeply value civil rights. That’s the key finding of a new study published in the American ...

Framing is a powerful tool in communications: It can help people grasp complex ideas, but it can also distort or mislead. A recent sociological study suggests that framing social issues as "civil ...

What has become a national uprising against the scourge of sexual assault on college campuses started three years ago with a 19-page letter from an obscure agency in Washington. Sexual violence was ...

Fifty years ago America redefined its social, political and cultural landscape by guaranteeing civil rights—and voting rights the following year—for all citizens, irrespective of race or background. A ...

A two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found "serious setbacks" that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation, and bias. The audit's leader, ...

Civil rights attorney Robert L. Gresham argues that modern policing is a civil rights issue with life-and-death consequences. He contends that the belief that more police lead to less crime is a ...

In a leafy suburb in a deep-rooted section of eastern New England, America’s housing fissures are coming to a head. Days later, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed suit to force ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced an investigation into potential civil rights violations during the emergency response to the Eaton fire. West Altadena, a historically Black community, ...

In a decades-long effort, Jesse Jackson stood alongside MLK, pushed for voting rights, shamed corporations and negotiated ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery-based Civil Rights Era newspaper has received a historical marker honoring its coverage of historical events. Ellen Lake wrote for Harvard University’s newspaper ...