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Trump Is Gutting the Department of Education, and Critics Warn the Fallout Will Hit the Country’s Most Vulnerable Students First

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 17th
The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act and Louisiana’s Black voters are the first casualty

By Terrina Jairaj Apr 30th
Texas officials who targeted a journalist just got a response from the Supreme Court that will change how the First Amendment works for everyone

By Terrina Jairaj Mar 24th
The Trump administration launches another attack at Harvard’s federal funding in a terrifying new turn, but the university is not backing down

By Terrina Jairaj Mar 23rd
Can your HOA tell you what to do inside your home?

By Vanessa Esguerra Mar 3rd
‘So this is worst possible case scenario’: Woman gets on bus, everybody starts staring. Then she reads the sign and finds out why

By Gisselle Hernandez Jun 15th
A New Louisiana Law Forces Public Schools To Display the Ten Commandments

By Rachel Ulatowski Jun 20th
Anxiety Continues to Mount for Transgender Community as Court Battles Cause Confusion

By Autumn Alston Sep 4th
Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin Is Finally Getting a Biopic

By Danielle Baranda Feb 23rd
Over 70 Asian American Organizations Demand Biden Begin Slavery Reparations Commission

By Kimberly Terasaki Jan 9th
Focusing on Marriage Equality Is a Conservative Compromise, Not The End Goal

By Alyssa Shotwell Dec 14th
Abortion Access Is Not the Only Right We’ll Lose If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

By Vivian Kane May 3rd
Run: Book One Introduces the Next Chapter in John Lewis’ Legacy

By Alyssa Shotwell Aug 9th
The House of Representatives Passes the “For the People” Voting Rights Act

By Jessica Mason Mar 4th
Things We Saw Today: Remembering Marian Anderson and Her Historic Performance at the Lincoln Memorial

By Jessica Mason Jan 18th
Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis Has Passed Away at 80

By Chelsea Steiner Jul 18th
Facebook Audit Reveals They’re as Awful for Civil Rights and Democracy as You Thought

By Chelsea Steiner Jul 8th
No, Trump Did Not Just “Make Judaism a Nationality”

By Jessica Mason Dec 11th
New York Joins Los Angeles in Legal Action Against Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company

By Teresa Jusino Feb 12th
How Yesterday’s Enemies Become Today’s Heroes: Martin Luther King Jr.

By Princess Weekes Jan 15th