Civil Rights

Georgia Gilmore adjusts her hat for photographers in 1956 during the bus boycott trial of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Ala. She testified: "When you pay your fare and they count the money, they don't know the Negro money from white money."

Meet The Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed — And Funded — The Civil Rights Movement

8:16am January 15, 2018

by Maria Godoy

Georgia Gilmore organized black women to cook without raising the suspicions of their white employers, and poured the proceeds into an alternative transportation system for Montgomery bus boycotters.

President Trump gets a tour of the newly-opened Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday. He was joined by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.

Trump Attends Opening Of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Despite Controversy

4:52pm December 09, 2017

by Brakkton Booker

Two black Democratic lawmakers who decided not to attend said Trump's presence at the opening was "an insult." But the state's GOP governor said residents should be proud Trump would be there.

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., says he'll skip the opening of a Mississippi civil rights museum because President Trump is scheduled to attend.

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African-American Congressmen Will Skip Mississippi Civil Rights Event To Avoid Trump

7:54pm December 07, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The congressmen say that given the president's record, he is ill-suited to attending the opening of a Mississippi museum dedicated to the history of civil rights.

A tour group in 2012 walks through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

Justice Department Threatens To Sue Harvard In Admissions Probe

5:39pm November 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The investigation is looking into claims that its admissions policies discriminate against white and Asian-American applicants by holding them to higher standards than black and Latino applicants.

A survey by the Pew Research Center finds Republicans and Democrats are divided on whether the country has gone far enough in giving women equal rights.

Do Men Have It Easier? Your Politics Might Determine How You Answer

3:42pm October 18, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Democrats were more than twice as likely as Republicans to say that the country hasn't gone far enough in achieving gender equality, according to a new survey from Pew.

Litigation Ban Leaves Civil Rights Center's Future In Question

12:09pm September 08, 2017

by Martha Waggoner, Associated Press

The civil rights center at the University of North Carolina that helps the poor and disenfranchised can no longer litigate cases — a move that supporters say jeopardizes the center's future.

Students Drive New Policies As K-12 Sexual Assault Investigations Rise

7:15pm August 08, 2017

by Charlie Stuip

Since 2014, sexual assault investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights are up nearly 500 percent in elementary, middle and high schools across the country.

NAACP Holds First Trump-Era Convention With New Interim Leader

4:50pm July 22, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

The nation's oldest civil rights group is facing questions about its leadership and next steps under Trump as it opens its annual meeting in Baltimore. The group's president recently stepped down.

Say Goodbye To X+Y: Should Community Colleges Abolish Algebra?

11:08pm July 19, 2017

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, wants to kick loose the requirement of algebra for non-STEM majors.

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Report Highlights Range Of Inequities For Black Winston-Salem Residents

5:07pm July 18, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

A new study is highlighting inequities between black and white residents in the Triad.

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