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North Carolina Central University history professor Jasmin Howard discussed student activism and the civil rights movement at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in North Carolina. …

Justice Department Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified on oversight of her division before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited G…

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and CFPB Director Rohit Chopra announced a Justice Department lawsuit against Colony Ridge properties, alleging the Texas-based developer engaged in…

Vanity Fair contributing editor Maureen Ryan talked about sexual harassment and bias in Hollywood and the people fighting for reform within the entertainment industry. This event was part of…

“Faith in the Coast Guard within its own members is destroyed. It is not eroded, it is destroyed,” said Lt. Melissa McCafferty’s (Ret.) during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental A…

Legal professionals and scholars testified on the government’s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government…

Legal professionals and scholars testified at a before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on the government’s use of the Foreign Intelligen…

Lynn Hudson talked about her book, West of Jim Crow: The Fight Against California’s Color Line. She described African Americans' quest for civil rights in California from statehood in 1850 t…

Congressional Black Caucus members held a news conference on race-related issues, including Florida education standards for African American history curriculum and Supreme Court decisions on…

Washington Post columnist Christine Emba offered her thoughts on sexual consent and societal attitudes toward sex in the 21st century. She was interviewed by author Donna Freitas.

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Its 65th anniversary celebration, held at DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C, focused on the w…

President Biden spoke at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. On March 7, 1965, civil rights activists were beaten by police at the location while marching to Montgomery to protest th…

President Biden participated in the annual Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing in Selma, Alabama. On March 7, 1965, civil rights activists were beaten by police at the location while marching to M…

Fred Gray is a longtime civil rights attorney from Montgomery, Alabama. Some of his notable clients included Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and other participants of the mid-1950's Mon…

Defense Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness Gil Cisneros testified at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on the implementation of the recommendations of…

Defense Department officials testified at a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security hearing on the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp sexual abuse allegations that wer…

Authors Eddie Glaude (Begin Again) and Jon Meacham (His Truth Is Marching On) talked about the legacies of author James Baldwin and civil rights leader and former Representative John Lewis (…

Officials from the Veterans Affairs Department’s Resolution Management team appeared at a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on what is being done to…

Voting rights advocates testified on voter issues including redistricting, suppression efforts and voter identification laws during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil…

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) said the NFL’s unwillingness to release the full findings of an internal investigation into the workplace environment of the…