It is extremely difficult to change the U.S. Constitution. It is not simply waving a pen or a magic wand. The Constitution itself, in Article V, defines the process. For a proposal to become an ...
Diversity, equity and inclusion has become highly politicized — and there’s no standard definition for what it is.
The few protesters who lingered for final passage ... an LGBTQ+ rights think tank. Sexual orientation and gender identity were not originally included in the state’s Civil Rights Act of 1965.
Thursday after the bill that rescinds civil rights protections for transgender Iowans passed in the House and Senate. Peering over the balcony of the Capitol's rotunda after the bill's passage ...
It will take effect July 1. Senate File 418 removes gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, the decades-old law protecting Iowans from employment, housing, education and ...
From 1870 to 1872, thanks to the influence of Chloe Merrick Reed, the number of public schools students increased from 7,500 ...
which pushed back against discrimination and segregation that continued despite an 1866 law guaranteeing equal rights to all U.S. citizens. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination ...
Following the Civil War in 1866, “Little Africa” was given ... Many say the widely seen photos of his violent act contributed ...