Caribbean officials are considering legal strategies in an effort to get the United Kingdom into a negotiation for a reparations deal.
Category: Civil Rights
Reporting on civil rights enforcement, federal policy rollbacks and the court cases shaping voting, housing and equal protection in the United States.
Black News Sep 20, 2026As early voting begins, ACLU of South Dakota hosts voting rights education event
As the general election draws near, organizations like the ACLU of South Dakota are letting people know what their rights and responsibilities are when it comes to voting.
AT&T and Black America Sep 19, 2026AT&T and Black America, Part 1: Reconstruction, the Bell System, and the Color Line From the Start
AT&T did not exist during slavery — the company began in 1877 — but it was born into Reconstruction’s collapse and built its first workforce inside a country actively re-legalizing racial exclusion. Part 1 of a 12-part series, with primary documents from the Library of Congress and AT&T’s own archive.
Civil Rights Sep 19, 2026White House Bars CNN, MS NOW, and Politico From Press Access: What History Shows About the Precedent
The White House Correspondents Association called the press-pool exclusion of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico a “ban on the free press.” A federal judge already ruled on a nearly identical case in 2025 — and history offers a clear pattern for what to watch next.
Civil Rights Sep 19, 2026Duluth Ace’s Bar Stabbing Could Bring Hate Crime Charge
A 25-year-old Deer River man is jailed on $100,000 bail after allegedly stabbing a stranger with a broken beer bottle in a downtown Duluth bar bathroom.
Civil Rights Sep 19, 2026Voting rights lawsuit prompts South Dakota to fix ‘confusing’ proof-of-citizenship system
A federal judge Friday denied a voting rights group’s request to block part of South Dakota’s new proof-of-citizenship voting system after the state changed its voter notices and gave the group much of what it had asked for.
Civil Rights Sep 19, 2026Legal Defense Fund Celebrates Historic Enactment of Four State Voting Rights Acts in On…
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) of 2026 legislative package into law.
Black News Sep 19, 2026For Black leaders, the AI threat isn’t hypothetical. It’s here now.
This week, a huge coalition showed up in Washington to demand real limits on artificial intelligence. Here’s the part that matters most: not one of the seven members of Congress who spoke belonged to the Congressional Black Caucus.