CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, the organization announced Friday.

The United States is on a downward trajectory when it comes to respect for civil rights, with an international monitoring ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic ...

Civil rights organizations say all levels of government must ensure public funding isn't used to discriminate against protected groups, after Youth For Christ Winnipeg, an evangelical charity, was ...

Civil rights leaders had criticized Reagan's use during the 1980 campaign of the term “welfare queen” to refer to people abusing federal aid. The term was viewed by many as coded racial ...

The NAACP and others fear the Trump administration will dismiss key discrimination cases, including one involving scrap metal ...

Ethiopian lawmakers should reject proposed amendments to the civil society law that would grant the government sweeping ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in ...