We can’t celebrate Black History Month in Albany without remembering one of the city’s most influential civil rights leaders.

On Feb. 21, 1965, activist was killed by Nation of Islam gunmen. The reality of who was behind the shooting remains unclear.

Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Mississippi, is posthumously recognized for her efforts in voter registration ...

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Civil and human rights organizations have teamed up to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president’s ...

The Maryland state flag will fly at half-staff Thursday by order of Gov. Wes Moore in honor of Civil Rights Heroes Day. Maryland has observed Civil Rights Heroes Day since 2021 to recognize the ...

Should the bill pass and be signed into law, Iowa would become the first state in the nation to remove a protected class from a state’s civil rights act, a legal expert says.

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Celebrating its “ruby” anniversary, the annual Kingdom Day Parade emphasized the passion and strength of community.

On this day in 1980, Vernon Jordan Vernon Jordan survived an assassination attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana, by a racist serial killer.

as a federal judge gave the green light for its unprecedented remaking of the U.S. civil service, at least for now. Trump, Musk target tax enforcers, rocket scientists, bank regulators for job cuts ...