Civil Rights

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

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Critics called the sting operation "an appalling display of misplaced priorities and a step backwards on the path to trust and legitimacy."

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Marshals may "document whether passengers fidget, use a computer, have a 'jump...

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

Jon Queally, staff writer

"Some have told us to move on, it's too late! Is it really too late for us to...

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

Top DOJ Civil Rights Lawyer Resigns. New Job: Battling DOJ Attacks on Civil Rights

As Lawmakers Accuse DeVos of Lack of Regard for Students, Her Own Staffer Admits 'Things Have Gotten Pretty Awful Here'

Ahead of Nationwide Walkout Demanding Action on Guns, ACLU Offers Primer on Students' Rights

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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.