ATLANTA — From a bloody attack on an Alabama bridge to a bill-signing ceremony in the White House, a new exhibit traces the history of the federal Voting Rights Act. Organizers of the free exhibit, at the Martin Luther King Jr. historic site, say they hope to show both the difficult struggle to pass the law […]
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass speaks during a news conference Wednesday about the House vote on Confederate statues at the U.S. Capitol. The House legislation later passed in a 305-113 vote. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass speaks during a news conference Wednesday about the House vote on Confederate statues at […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The lawsuit seeks a restraining order to stop federal agents detaining protesters in Portland The attorney general for the US state of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of unlawfully detaining protesters. There have been nightly protests against police brutality in Portland since the […]
Rep. John Lewis, A Force In The Civil Rights Movement, Dead At 80 END CLASS=”STORYTITLE” END CLASS=”STORY-TOOLS” END ID=”STORY-META” CLASS=”STORY-META HAS-BYLINE” Rep. John Lewis, A Force In The Civil Rights Movement, Dead At 80 Rep, John Lewis, who spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, said it was a moral obligation to stand up for […]
Portland protests continue for 50th straight night Portland demonstrators reacted Thursday to a wave of national attention from President Donald Trump and his administration by once again amassing throughout the city to decry police violence against Black Americans. Federal officers responded to one late-night demonstrations downtown by using gas, smoke and impact munitions to press […]
(Bloomberg) — A federal judge won’t give preliminary approval to a proposed $18.9 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and nine women who say he sexually assaulted or abused them, saying the tentative deal isn’t fair to other women. Harvey Weinstein, center, departs from state supreme court in New York on Jan. 27. U.S. District Judge […]
An undercover investigation released Wednesday found that Black people posing as prospective tenants in Greater Boston were shown fewer apartments than whites and offered fewer incentives to rent, and that real estate agents cut off contact when the renters gave Black-sounding names like Lakisha, Tyrone, or Kareem. The white “testers” in the study posing as […]