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The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties examined evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. The hearing focused primarily on the Centers for D…

Hilary Shelton with the NAACP in Washington, D.C., and former NFL football player Herschel Walker, and other prominent African Americans testified at a hearing on slavery reparations. The Ho…

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing remembering the Holocaust, 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, and to discuss how to combat bigotry, discrimination, and viole…

The Bipartisan Policy Center held a discussion on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the directorship of Kathleen Kraninger, who addressed the audience immediately before this pa…

House Democrats and issues-specific organizations held a news conference to discuss their support for H.R. 1, one of the first pieces of legislation by the Democratic majority. The bill addr…

The Center for American Progress held a rally outside the Supreme Court following President Trump’s announcement that he nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh from the U.S. Court of Appeals for th…

Derrick Johnson, interim president and CEO of the NAACP, talked about the future of his organization, efforts to protect voting rights, and helping disadvantaged Americans. He also addressed…

The Democratic National Convention Committee’s Platform Drafting Committee held a hearing on what should be included in the party’s platform for the July 2016 convention in Philadelphia. One…

Justice Department officials and advocates testified at a hearing on legislation aimed at changing mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenders. Witnesses included Deputy At…

Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other panelists, including law enforcement officials and civil rights activists, talked about their experiences trying to bring reforms to the nation’s cri…

Witnesses testified at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the sale of Department of Defense weapons and equipment to state and local police forces.

Panelists talked about race relations following the August 9, 2014, police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Topics included mi…

Civil rights leaders and members of Congress talked about voting rights and the Supreme Court ruling from earlier in the year that struck down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 …

Participants spoke about the NAACP’s policy priorities including financial services, health care, criminal justice, employment and civil rights. They focused on how various Obama administrat…

Following a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing on racial profiling, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) held a news conference on his legislation, the “End Racial Profiling Act.” Followin…

House Democratic members held a forum on recent voter identification requirements in Kansas, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, which had passed voter identification measures requiring a photo ID to …

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights heard from scholars and civil rights on eminent domain abuses. The Justice Department recently brought a lawsuit against the city of Joliet, Illinois, acc…

Panelists discussed bullying based on race, disability, or religion. Topics included the need for federal law on bullying and First Amendment issues.

The Institute of the Black World 21st Century held a forum on the impact of the policies of the “War on Drugs” on the African-American community. Speakers included Jesse Jackson and Represen…

Representatives of small banks and credit unions testified on a House Republican proposal to change the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB). The CFPB was created thr…