Near downtown Helena-West Helena sits an unassuming, three-story brick building that gives little hint to the storied past of its namesake, the first Jewish U.S. District Court judge to be appointed ...

Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 3, which proposes repealing the constitutional right to reproductive freedom, which ...

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is hosting "Witness to the Journey," a photo exhibition on the 1965 march ...

Before former Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher even arrived in Evanston, he said his future at Northwestern seemed uncertain. In ...

Within any community, growth requires a mix of locals and outsiders. Over the years, we have talked about some of these ...

Less than most guides tell you. Nearly everything written about proving race discrimination teaches readers to build a ...

Legal documents released Thursday by the Germer law firm show former Jasper police lieutenant Joshua Hadnot will receive $175,000 to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit he filed after he was ...

According to the initial complaint, Woodcock argued that his suspension violated his First Amendment freedom of expression.

A Knoxville man who was among those emancipated by Andrew Johnson spent years trying to meet FDR. In 1937, he got an invitation to the White House.

CHICAGO — Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march ‌to defend voting rights, saying Tuesday that recent court decisions have weakened key federal protections against racial ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark legislation that banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. While the law provided legal avenues to fight discrimination, ...

July 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted a resolution for independence from Britain. In 1788, it was announced in the U.S. Congress that the ...