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Judge accused of making racial comments in speech

"Students were appalled by her speech," said Katie Naranjo, a spokeswoman for the coalition backing the complaint that includes the Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program, the League of United...

Federal judge accused of making prejudice comments

They include the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Austin branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Texas Civil Rights Project.

Group wants civil rights probe into Todashev death

Group wants civil rights probe into Todashev death

Miss. unveils marker for 1963 civil rights sit-in

It's the 12th entry on the Mississippi Freedom Trail, a series of signs the state started putting up in 2011 to remember people and events of the civil rights movement.

Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines

Latinos are protected as a minority, benefiting from the 1950s civil rights movement pioneered by blacks.

Rights groups urge Kentucky Gov. Beshear to veto religious freedom bill

Federal civil rights laws do not protect gay, lesbian and transgender populations from discrimination, unlike city ordinances approved in Lexington, Louisville, Covington and Vicco.

Commentary: What will our next civil rights breakthrough be?

When I was a child, many white Americans, and most of them in the South, considered Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists to be radicals and trouble-makers.

Eugene Patterson, 89, voice on civil rights, dies

A collection of Patterson's Atlanta Constitution columns was published in book form in 2002 as "The Changing South of Gene Patterson: Journalism and Civil Rights, 1960-1968.

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Miami cop convicted in civil rights case sentenced to four years in prison

WASHINGTON: Court won't hear Seattle officer appeal

A jury cleared Chin of allegations that police used excessive force, but found the detention...

Supreme Court rejects Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting law

"Today's decision is a victory for all Americans," declared Barbara Arnwine, president and...

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Jia's Lifelong Dream Is To Be A Backup Singer

Recording "Sweet Home Alabama" During the Civil Rights Movement

Cost Efficient, Open-space Office Designs: Ditching Desks

Scott Erdy, principal with Erdy McHenry Architecture and a lecturer at Penn's School of Design,...

State and Local Officials in the South Speak Up to Fix the Broken Immigration...

Here in the cradle of the Civil Rights struggle, our history mandates that we embrace all...

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U.N. says Libya political exclusion law likely violates rights

"We believe many of the criteria for exclusion are arbitrary, far-reaching, at times vague, and...

Justices strike down Arizona's voter law

Civil rights group countered it adds an unconstitutional and burdensome layer of paperwork for...

Opinion: Wipe out the stigma of mental illness

50 years ago, President Kennedy defined civil rights and equality as a moral issue