Civil Rights

'Truly a Civil Rights Hero': Rev. Joseph Lowery Dead at 98

The Rev. Joseph Lowery speaks during the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The event was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

'We Are Not That Stupid': Rev. Al Sharpton Says Black Voters Won't Be Fooled by Red-Baiting Attacks on Sanders

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"The civil rights movement always was targeted by those that would use the Red Scare. They accused Dr. King of being a communist. We've been down that road before."

'Big Win for Justice' as Calif. Gov. Newsom Pardons Late Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin (1912 - 1987), spokesman for the Citywide Committee for Integration, at the organization's headquarters at Silcam Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, New York City.

In addition to the posthumous pardon for Rustin, Newsom announced a new...

Declaring That 'Disability Rights Are Civil Rights,' Sanders Unveils 'Most Progressive' Plan of 2020 Field

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Every person with a disability deserves the right to live in their community...

'Sit This One Out': FBI Slammed for Social Media Shoutout to Martin Luther King Jr.

Countering Annual Whitewash of His Legacy, Progressives Remember the 'Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Imperialist' Martin Luther King Jr.

US Government Lists Non-Violent 'Valve Turner' Climate Activists as Threat on Par With Murderous Neo-Nazis

With 2020 Endorsement, Racial Justice Group Says Movement Behind Bernie Sanders 'Will Change This Country'

Groups Call It 'Ludicrous' and 'Offensive' to Let Impeached Trump Continue Right-Wing Takeover of Courts

In 'Huge Step Toward a More Inclusive, Representative Democracy,' NJ Governor Restores Voting Rights of People on Parole and Probation

Trump's Rightward Shift of Federal Courts Advances as Senate Confirms Anti-Choice Sarah Pitlyk

'Disgraceful Sham': George Zimmerman Sues Parents of Trayvon Martin, Others for $100 Million

'Profoundly Disturbing': William Barr Says Communities That Do Not 'Respect' Police Could Lose Protections

Because Stephen Miller Is 'A Verified White Supremacist Controlling US Immigration Policy,' Says Ocasio-Cortez, He Must Leave White House

To Save 'Democracy in Peril,' 150 Civil Rights Groups Release Visionary Blueprint to Restore and Protect Voting Rights

Confirmation of Steven Menashi to Federal Appeals Court 'Should Send Shockwaves Across America'

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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.