Maxine Smith, Dorothy Truitt Walk and Cornelia Crenshaw were civil rights leaders who challenged injustice and made a difference for all Memphians.

Occupying quad space and setting up “Zionist-free zones” violate campus rules and American civil rights law. The groups regularly flout other federal laws, too. Within a mile of the White House, ...

The civil rights era comes alive in these excellent, informative books for kids of all ages. From beautifully illustrated picture books to memoirs that depict the Jim Crow South to biographies of ...

The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 347th plenary session in Strasbourg from 17 to 20 March 2025. This session will focus notably on the examination of national reports for ...

Demonstrators from the human rights organisation Jewish Voice for Peace are detained by NYPD officers as they hold a civil disobedience ... wearing red shirts with slogans such as “Not in ...

Drawing on data from the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, Newsweek has created this map to show countries on the Human Rights Watchlist. CIVICUS categorizes civil rights into five distinct levels—open ...

a 19-day demonstration led by Civil Rights activist James Meredith, with the function of promoting black voter registration and defying entrenched racism. “Black Power” became the march’s slogan. “The ...

The US has been added to a global human rights watchlist over president Donald Trump’s “unparalleled attack on the rule of law”. Non-profit organisation CIVICUS has added the US to its first 2025 ...

Governmentcategory· November 15, 2024 Malcolm X's family sues US law enforcement agencies over assassination The family of Malcolm X, a militant civil-rights leader who was assassinated almost 60 ...

The BAPS Hindu Temple in the US was vandalised with discriminatory messages written on its wall in California on Saturday. "In the face of another Mandir desecration, this time in Chino Hills, CA, the ...