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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a meeting on a report about the Justice Department’s handling of a voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party. Democratic…

Following a discussion on a voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party, the commission conducted other business.

Christopher Coates, the former head of the Justice Department’s Civil Right’s Voting Division, testified about charges that the New Black Panther Party intimidated Philadelphia voters in the…

Christopher Coates, the former head of the Justice Department’s Civil Right’s Voting Division, testified about charges that the New Black Panther Party intimidated Philadelphia voters in the…

Scholars discussed how racial discrimination in the U.S. has changed over the years. They talked about a number of topics including gains made by African-Americans in education, civic partic…

Commissioners and witnesses examined persistent gaps between the health status of minorities and non-minorities in the United States, focusing on cardiovascular disease and the related condi…

Commissioners and witnesses examined persistent gaps between the health status of minorities and non-minorities in the United States, focusing on cardiovascular disease and the related condi…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights assembled a panel to talk about allegations of voter fraud and intimidation in state and federal elections in recent years. Claims of fraud have included …

The sixteenth hour of the 25th anniversary of viewer calls focused on the year 1995 and race relations in the U.S. Mr. Reynolds talked about various events including the Million Man March an…

The commission heard testimony from experts about the consequences of the stagnation in growth of the Black Middle Class, including income trends, lack of career-oriented educational program…

Participants talked about the impact of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education as part of a year-long commemoration of the decision’s 50th anniversary. Following various r…

The officials talked about race-neutral alternatives to maintain diverse student bodies at educational institutions. They also responded to questions from reporters. Mr. Jones participated v…

Representatives of several groups expressed their opposition to Bill Lann Lee, President Clinton’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights nominee. They stressed that he is an advocate o…

Committee members heard testimony from Bill Lann Lee, President Clinton’s nominee for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Mr. Lee testified about his background as a civil rights li…

Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign Elizabeth Birch and President of the Center for New Black Leadership Gerald Reynolds joined the Washington Journal’s Newspaper Roundtable to t…

Jim Sleeper talked about his book, Liberal Racism, which contends that liberals in the United States must rethink their view of race and civil rights and get back to the “high moral ground” …