On the fifth anniversary of the freedom fighter’s death, Franklin Park in Northwest, D.C. was one of more than 1,600 ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was enacted in response to voter suppression in the 1960s by state ...

The National Urban League has declared a "state of emergency" for democracy and civil rights in the United States, citing the systematic rollback of the Voting Rights Act, the transformation of the U.