Civil Rights

Trailblazing California Law Abolishes Cash Bail, But Rights Groups Warn It Won't End Unjust Pre-Trial Detentions

Victory: Georgia County Election Officials Nix Black Voter Suppression Plan

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"This is a victory for African American voters across Georgia who are too often subject to a relentless campaign of voter suppression"

Demanding an End to 'Modern Day Slavery,' Prisoners Launch Multi-Day Nationwide Strike

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Prisoners understand they are being treated as animals. We know that our...

Aretha Franklin, Soul Legend and Icon of Civil Rights and Feminist Movements, Dies at 76

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Aretha Franklin was a force behind the scenes during the civil rights movement...

'Peak Dystopia': Chicago Police Bolster Distrust With 'Bait Truck' Full of Nikes in Poor Black Neighborhood

'Creepy Violation of Constitutional Rights': TSA Uses Armed Undercover Air Marshals to Surveil Unsuspecting Travelers

While 'Scar of Injustice' Lingers and Racist Violence Persists, DOJ Reopens 1955 Murder Case of Emmett Till

Bringing on Badly Needed 'Prophetic Voice,' New York Times Hires Michelle Alexander as Full-Time Columnist

'Setback for Voting Rights': Supreme Court Upholds Ohio's Voter-Purge Process

Following Illinois's Overdue Vote on ERA, Momentum Surges for One of These 13 States to Ratify Amendment

As Advocates See Hundreds of Civil Rights Cases Dismissed by Trump's Education Dept, National Groups Take on DeVos

Among Those Blocked by Trump on Twitter, Stephen King Says Maybe Better Not To Follow President

Carson Pulls Tool Used by Officials to Identify Segregation

'Beyond the Pale': NRA Head Oliver North Says Attacks on Gun Lobby Worse Than Jim Crow Violence

Confirmation of Latest Right-Wing Judge for Lifetime Post 'Should Send Shockwaves Across the Nation'

Putting Fair Housing Investigations on Back-Burner, Trump's HUD Abandons Core Mission

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Getting Into Good Trouble: John Lewis Got Busted 53 Years Ago For Using A 'White' Toilet

Change Happens (If Much Too Slowly) Dept: Civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) tweeted out his long-ago, self-assured mugshot today to commemorate his 1961 release from a Mississippi prison where he served 37 days for "disorderly conduct," aka daring to use a bathroom labelled "white." A leader of the Selma to Montgomery March, the tireless Lewis has been arrested over 40 times fighting for civil rights - he calls it "good or necessary trouble" - for which we thank him.