By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Obama administration designated three new national monuments (last) Thursday honoring civil rights history as it commemorated Martin …
By CALIBE THOMPSON John Lewis is a living legend. A civil rights leader who marched alongside Martin Luther King in peaceful protest for civil rights, …
By SHARON COHEN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press CHICAGO – He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for …
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press Of the many events marking the closing year of Barack Obama’s time as the nation’s first black president, none …
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It became clear to Javier Benavidez that Donald Trump would win the presidency …
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – A Donald Trump administration could radically reshape the Justice Department, particularly civil rights efforts that became one of …
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio – In Ohio’s decade – old voting lawsuit, federal appeals Judge Damon Keith said he was ” …
Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Tom Hayden was long past his heyday of political rebellion and the Chicago 7 trial when he died on …
VALERIE JARRETT Here are two realities: everyone gets sick and everyone deserves equal pay for equal work. Yet in many workplaces across our country, these …
By TERRANCE HARRIS Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – The NFL received a high grade for its racial hiring practices and a C+ for its gender …
