Civil Rights

Virginia's Democratic state senators walked out of a hearing after Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears (R) responded "yes sir" to a female-identifying transgender senator.

The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution is a significant milestone in the history of American democracy.

President Reagan stated January 27, 1983: "In 1775, the Continental Congress proclaimed the first National Day of Prayer ... In 1783, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the long, weary Revolutionary War during...

The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution is a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle for voting rights in America.

American First Legal (AFL) filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Walt Disney Company.

JPMorgan Chase's asset management arm and State Street Global Advisors withdrew from a climate pact.

Descendants of the enslaved Black people who built a university in Missouri are claiming that they were owed up to $74 billion in unpaid labor.

The Department of Education announced that Johns Hopkins University is facing a federal antisemitism inquiry after a complaint claimed that Jewish students were being made to feel "unwelcome and unsafe" on campus.

The American Civil Rights Project and the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation are arguing that San Francisco and the state of California violate the law by picking who gets federal money based on skin color.

The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution is a significant milestone in American history.