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The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is taking a victory lap for a Supreme Court win against Alabama’s discriminatory redistricting practices that targeted Black voters there.

the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus — a constitutional right that allows individuals to challenge unlawful detention.

The BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance convenes its annual Spring Symposium, aiming to tackle systemic racism and foster racial healing, emphasizing civic engagement and combating hate crimes, following the tragic murder of Lt. Richard Collins III in 2017.

Hayden made history in 2016 as the first woman and first African American to run the Library of Congress. Her firing arrived in the form of an abrupt email in the evening hours.

For the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, an American has been elected pope.

Trump administration rollbacks targeting civil rights programs and public safety grants, House Democrats are demanding the Justice Department stop any attempt to dismantle the Community Relations Service

President Donald Trump is set to revoke restrictions imposed during the Biden administration aimed at preventing advanced technology from reaching foreign adversaries. This decision has been met with resistance from major technology firms such as Microsoft and Nvidia, who have expressed concerns over the implications of these curbs.

The Environmental Protection Agency, under the direction of newly appointed administrator Lee Zeldin, is considering the cancellation of nearly 800 grants, with a significant focus on those dedicated to environmental justice. This move has ignited a series of legal challenges and raised issues regarding the agency's current staffing and organizational inefficiencies.

By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday on all charges in state court in...

Five Memphis police officers were dismissed and faced charges following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop. Two officers admitted guilt and testified against three others, who were acquitted of state charges but remain subject to federal prosecution.