civil rights

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is pre-empting a possible outbreak of civil unrest ahead of organized demonstrations planned across Oklahoma on Saturday. But while Stitt is committed to stopping potential lawbreakers, rally organizers say they are planning for peace.

The Trump administration has told states they have until April 24 to promise to end DEI programs in K-12 schools, or risk losing federal dollars.

Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.

The appointment of Catherine Eschbach could raise conflict-of-interest concerns. She will also lead the downsizing of an agency that holds contractors accountable to federal civil rights laws.

DHS confirms it is implementing a reduction in force in three oversight offices as part of the effort to cut the federal workforce.

Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical" ideology.

A $100 million lawsuit claims the agencies were aware of and were involved in the1965 assassination plot and failed to stop the killing of the civil rights leader.

Across from the raised flower beds and paved trails of the Boley Community Park sits the first historical marker of the Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail.

Nadra Wilson and other Virginians got letters saying her U.S. citizenship was in question, along with her voter registration. "I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen," Wilson told NPR.

Men rarely speak out to protest the Taliban's stripping away of the rights of girls and women. A new study finds that many believe those lost rights should be restored.