Court OKs civil rights argument for minimum wage hike in Birmingham, Alabama
Federal Appeals Court rules that a state law forbidding localities from setting own wage standard is discriminatory
Civil Rights
ACLU: Amazon tech falsely linked lawmakers to arrests
ACLU says tech used by law enforcement falsely identified 28 members of Congress as having arrest records
Historians respond to Kanye West's slavery comments
History experts and professors are taking to social media to correct rapper Kanye West's comments about slavery.
"Moral Monday" movement turns 5 years old
Movement organizers planned a get-out-the-vote rally late Monday on state government's Halifax Mall in Raleigh
Report: DOJ prosecutors urge charges in NYC chokehold death
An official confirms that there is disagreement within the Department of Justice over whether the case would be viable
The legacy of lynching
The new memorial is dedicated to the thousands of victims of lynching that took place over a 70-year period following the Civil War
CBS News correspondent recalls covering Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
In his initial report, Plante reported the hundreds of people who visited King's body in Memphis
NAACP praises American Airlines but sticks to travel advisory
The civil rights organization is maintaining its warning for African-Americans about flying on the airline because of bias
Sessions' DOJ reverses transgender workplace protections
"The Department of Justice cannot expand the law beyond what Congress has provided," a DOJ spokesman said
Early civil rights hero honored in Philadelphia
"He was the Dr. King and Jackie Robinson of his day," said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
Surviving members of "Little Rock Nine" recall milestone in civil rights history
60 years ago, nine African-American children entered an all-white high school -- after the Supreme Court declared separate schools for blacks and whites unconstitutional
Power to the people: The rise of the Black Panthers
A look back at the organization, formed 50 years ago, that brought together politics, militancy, progressive activism and pop culture awareness
Why Rosa Parks' old house may return to U.S. soil
Artist who saved it from demolition thinks U.S. civil rights icon's former home is needed more in America now than in Berlin
Emmett Till marker vandalized in Mississippi
The sign remembers Emmett Till, a black teenager who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955
Arkansas Supreme Court makes move against LGBT rights
The Supreme Court of Arkansas unanimously reversed a judge's decision about an anti-discrimination ordinance
Groups slam Louisiana's public defender system in lawsuit
Louisiana's governor was sued Monday by lawyers who say the public defender system denies effective representation to the poor
The story behind the man honored in today's Google Doodle
The Doodle comes only three days after President Trump issued an order banning citizens of seven Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
Emmett Till's accuser recants claims that led to his death
In 1955 Mississippi, Carolyn Bryant told her husband Till whistled at her. A few days later, Till was found dead
Which Dems Are Boycotting The Inauguration?
More than 40 lawmakers won't attend the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th president
Rob Schneider gets trolled on Twitter over John Lewis tweet
The comedian offered up his thoughts about Martin Luther King, Jr. to civil rights pioneer Rep. John Lewis
MLK Day takes on added significance in the age of Trump
As the president-elect and a Civil Rights icon feud about "legitimacy" publicly, ordinary Americans do what they can to honor Dr. King
Trump blasts civil rights icon John Lewis on Twitter
President-elect lashes out at Georgia congressman after Lewis said he did not consider Trump a "legitimate president"
DOJ report finds Chicago police use excessive force
The investigation was launched in 2015 after the release of dashcam video showing an officer shoot a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, 16 times
Historic civil rights district in Alabama designated national monument
The National Park Service will now have oversight of a downtown section of Birmingham, Alabama - a focal point of civil rights struggles in 1963
Home of slain civil rights leader to be declared national landmark
Medgar Evers' Mississippi home is one of 24 sites in the U.S. given the designation by the U.S. Interior Department
Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.
Hurricane Isaias now a Category 3 storm as it threatens northern Gulf Coast
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These documents tell the story of the Cornell rape allegations
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
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Iran's Houthi allies step up deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia
NYPD body camera footage shows aftermath of ICE agent shooting
Trump creates committee to investigate Fed's Lisa Cook
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay
