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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…

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 the denial of…

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 Montgomery…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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

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 Washington Commanders football…

Investigative reporter Lise Olsen talked about the system that protects federal judges accused of sexual misconduct and the whistleblowers who spoke out against it. The San Antonio Book…

Biographer A.J. Baime recalled the life of civil rights activist Walter F. White, who was the executive secretary of the NAACP in the mid-1900s as well as a reporter who “passed” as white…

Young adult author Kekla Magoon provided a history of the Black Panther Party and its impact on the civil rights movement. This was a virtual event hosted by Northshire Bookstore in…

Harvard University professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin looked back at the life of attorney Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court as well as the…

At a ceremony in the White House East Room, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The legislation makes it…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) enrolled H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, which amends federal law to prohibit pre-dispute…

Six former employees of the newly-named Washington Commanders testified about working for the NFL team amid accusations of harassment and widespread misconduct. They detailed their experiences and…

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) spoke to reporters following passage of a bill that ends arbitration in sexual assault and harassment cases. She was joined by a bipartisan group of…

Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about legislation that would prohibit employers from requiring…