“I have come to Alabama with a heart filled with gratitude, for unlike those four little girls, I have lived, and have been entrusted with the solemn responsibility of serving our great nati…
2,495 viewsAdvocates gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included public officials, businesspersons, entertainers, uni…
4,721 viewsThe 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…
379 viewsThe National Action Network held its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast and awards. Speakers included Reverend Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, Congressional Black Caucus Chair …
292 viewsAssistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. The legislation …
2,164 viewsAssistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. They discussed several …
1,292 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland announced the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the city of Phoenix and its police department citing possible civil rights violations. The …
552 viewsKristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, talked about civil rights in the Trump and Biden administrations.
2,900 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the Voting Rights Act and the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder …
1,253 viewsLegal and policy experts talked about the increase in hate crimes against transgenders, immigrants, and those of certain religious groups, and why many of these crimes go unreported. Speaker…
392 viewsReverend Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders led a march on issues including voting rights, criminal justice, health care and pay equity. Following the march, a rally was held near th…
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