Civil Rights

A pro-Trump mob confronts U.S. Capitol police after the group stormed the building on Jan. 06, 2021.

'White Supremacy in Action.' Activists Who Protested at the Capitol in the Past Slam Light Police Treatment of the Pro-Trump Mob

Wednesday’s events have increased scrutiny around the question of who is al...

Wednesday’s events have increased scrutiny around the question of who is allowed to feel safe on Capitol grounds

In this Dec. 1, 2014, file photo, Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy fatally shot Nov. 22, 2014, by a rookie police officer in Cleveland, Ohio, during a protest in Washington, D.C.

Justice Department Declines to Charge Officer Who Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice

The Justice Department said poor-quality surveillance video place prevented...

The Justice Department said poor-quality surveillance video place prevented prosecutors from being able to conclusively determine whether Rice was reaching for his toy gun

A neighbor lights a candle at a small memorial near the site of the fatal police shooting of Andre Hill on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 on Oberlin Drive in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, 47, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police officer Adam Coy after responding to a suspicious vehicle call around 1:30 a.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 in the 1000 block of Oberlin Drive. Body camera footage released Wednesday shows Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his left hand seconds before he is fatally shot by a Columbus police officer.

Columbus, Ohio Police Chief Says Officer Who Killed Andre Hill Should Be Fired

Video showed Hill emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his ...

Video showed Hill emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his hand seconds before he was fatally shot

Protesters, one with a sign that reads Fifteen million U.S. homosexuals protest federal treatment, demonstrate outside the White House on Armed Forces Day, on May 21, 1965.

You've Probably Heard of the Red Scare, but the Lesser-Known, Anti-Gay 'Lavender Scare' Is Rarely Taught in Schools

Under President Eisenhower, the investigation, interrogation and removal of...

Under President Eisenhower, the investigation, interrogation and removal of gay men and lesbians from the federal government became policy

Donna Mays, Jamel Floyd’s mother, looks down at her son’s body during the wake at Judea United Baptist Church in Hempstead, N.Y., on June 29.

'Momma's Not Stopping Until That Jail Goes Down.' The Family of Jamel Floyd, New York Man Who Died After Being Pepper Sprayed By Jail Guards, Speak Out

"Momma's not stopping until that jail goes down," says Donna Mays, Jamel Fl...

"Momma's not stopping until that jail goes down," says Donna Mays, Jamel Floyd's mother

People gather for a march, rally and candle light vigil in honor Jonathan Price on Oct. 5, 2020 in Wolfe City, Texas.

Texas Police Officer Charged With Murder After Shooting Unarmed Black Man

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), officer Shaun Luc...

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), officer Shaun Lucas was responding to a disturbance call of a "possible fight in progress" outside a gas station in Wolfe City on Saturday night. When officer Lucas arrived he had a confrontation with 31-year-old Jonathan Price.

People gather at the Breonna Taylor memorial in Jefferson Square Park as they prepare to march for the third day since the release of the grand jury report, on Sept. 26, 2020 in Louisville, Ky.

'It's a Very Unusual Situation.' What the Motion to Release the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Records Says About the Case

An unnamed juror filed a motion on accusing the Kentucky Attorney General o...

An unnamed juror filed a motion on accusing the Kentucky Attorney General of using the grand jury to deflect from his own responsibility