BRINLEY HINEMAN / The Associated PressAug 24, 2018
Voting and civil rights groups applaud the decision but say the episode demonstrates the need to restore Voting Rights Act protections tossed out by the Supreme Court in 2013. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMay 25, 2018
Former NAACP leader Nkechi Diallo, known as Rachel Dolezal before she legally changed her name in 2016, is charged with illegally receiving food and child care assistance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / ConsortiumnewsMay 3, 2018
An outcry over the inclusion of the Anti-Defamation League, an Jewish nongovernmental organization, as a lead member of upcoming anti-racism training forced the coffee company to back down. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
ERRIN HAINES WHACK, ADRIAN SAINZ and KATE BRUMBACK / The Associated PressApr 4, 2018
The civil rights leader's daughter, the Rev. Bernice A. King, recalls her father's message of peaceful protest on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
DON THOMPSON / The Associated PressMar 26, 2018
The grandmother of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police calls for changes in the way police confront suspects. She says officers could have used a police dog or a Taser against her grandson. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigFeb 4, 2018
America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
JENNIFER KAY / The Associated PressJan 25, 2018
The rights group acts against the Homeland Security Department, citing Trump’s comments about immigrants and their home countries as evidence of racial discrimination. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJan 11, 2018
A new coalition forms to advance the civil rights leader's call for “a radical redistribution of economic and political power.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigOct 25, 2017
The organization issues an advisory with four examples of black passengers being forced to give up their seats or being removed from flights unjustly. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMay 27, 2017
Investigative reporter Greg Palast is part of the nationwide effort to stop ballot-purging and voter suppression, as are the Civil Rights Center, the ACLU, the NAACP, Common Cause and others. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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