"This Court has been extraordinarily unfriendly to the Voting Rights Act over the last couple of decades," a voting rights ...

The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.

The justices are reviewing a federal appeals court ruling which held that only the federal government can sue to protect ...

Since taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has issued executive orders that forced businesses, schools, universities ...

Sixty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, Black Americans are facing ...

Next month marks the 60 th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act—a law often celebrated as the “crown jewel” of ...

The Congressional Black Caucus marked the 5th anniversary of Rep. John Lewis' death by vowing to continue to fight for voting rights and civil rights ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent In its most urgent warning to date, the National Urban League ...

Organizers plan to unveil pro-voting signs at several highway overpasses Thursday as part of nationwide protests.

Rep. Greg Casar called for a mass Democratic response to efforts by Trump and Texas Republicans to create new GOP seats ahead of the midterms.

President Donald Trump said he believes Texas can squeeze out five more Republican seats in the U.S. House to shore up the ...

Signed 35 years ago this month, the ADA was the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities — guaranteeing equal opportunity in public accommodations, employment, and ...