Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, turns 100
Opal Lee, the civil rights activist who is considered the grandmother of the Juneteenth federal holiday, celebrated her 100th birthday.
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Opal Lee, the civil rights activist who is considered the grandmother of the Juneteenth federal holiday, celebrated her 100th birthday.
Some Chicago teenagers got a history lesson Thursday from none other than the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, the courageous journalist and civil rights activist.
Some Chicago teenagers got a history lesson Thursday from the none other than the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, the courageous journalist and civil rights activist. Shardaa Gray reports.
A federal judge ruled ICE failed to show enough evidence to justify holding Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident detained for 80 days after speaking out in support of Palestinian rights.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump reflected on Rev. Jesse Jackson's role in his life and career as a mentor and an inspiration.
Born from his civil rights work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the product of two separate organizations fighting for social justice, economic opportunity and equal rights, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.'s legacy lives on in the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
The grandmother of the family wrongfully raided by Chicago police officers in 2018 broke down in tears, remembering the way she and her grandchildren were treated during the raid on their home.
In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' act of defiance.
A federal trial was set to begin Monday to decide if Chicago police officers violated Ariel Roman’s civil rights when they shot him at the Grand Avenue CTA Red Line station in 2020.
Anthony Banks, an African American officer, said the harassment started back in March.
Back in 1955, the Rev. Parker and his cousin Till were just teenagers. They jumped on a train together from Union Station to Mississippi to visit family — but only one of them returned alive. Jermont Terry reports on a solemn train ride to mark 70 years since Till was brutally ly
A former chancellor who was fired after regents learned he was producing pornography is suing the University of Wisconsin.
Abraham Carmichael says his life is forever changed by his arrest by Riverdale police, and he says he was doing nothing wrong at the time. Sabrina Franza reports.
Abraham Carmichael claims one member of the Riverdale Police Department elbowed him in the head, kneed him in the ribs, and punched him in the face—while his colleague, another officer, watched. Sabrina Franza reports.
The complaint alleges "a pattern of discrimination that has caused an increasingly hostile environment at UChicago for Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students associated with them."
In 1996, the DNC took place in Chicago, with the Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking. On Monday night, he will be recognized for his decades of service. His son, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, will join him on stage.
James Wilburn describes the heart-wrenching moments of watching the bodycam video of his daughter, Sonya Massey's, death when she was shot and killed by police after calling 911 for help.
She said Stokely's story is important for the civil rights movement and everyone who wants to make a difference.
With 2's Got Your Ticket, CBS 2 Entertainment Reporter Vince Gerasole has more on "Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution" with playwright Nambi E. Kelley about the life of the civil rights icon.
Dallas megachurch pastor Dr. Frederick Haynes III will step down as president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Bennett Johnson has spent a lifetime championing and advocating for marginalized communities. He's organized with Dr. King, and consulted for Muhammad Ali.
According to the village, Flossmoor's leaders "parted ways" with Chief Jones last week due to "performance concerns," but this termination lawsuit says those performance concerns were rooted in racial discrimination. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
At an emotional news conference in Atlanta, Bernice King shared memories of her brother, Dexter. The younger son of the civil rights leader died on Monday at his home in Malibu. He was 62 and had battled prostate cancer.
