After becoming a global model, there was little for Western State Penitentiary to do but decline — especially as prison labor was targeted.

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding its exploration of the country’s racial dynamics despite a surge ...

This Veterans Day, we renew our commitment to ensuring that the rights of those who serve are honored and protected.

As the Supreme Court revisits the Voting Rights Act, we remember that the journey to that decision was long and hard. Black Americans labored tirelessly for civil rights, including the right to vote—a ...

In 1857, the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott ruling denied Black citizenship, upheld slavery, and stands as one of the Court's ...

President Donald Trump’s vow to wage the biggest domestic deportation program in American history. Here is a look at the ...

A key civil rights activist illustrates how traditional protest tactics aren't the only way to bring about change ...

Shepherd “Shep” Mullens, the county’s first Black county commissioner, also served in the Texas House of Representatives.

Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the ...

In 1804, Ohio passed “Black Laws” that barred testimony, schools, and jobs for Black residents—proving freedom in the North was fraught with racism.