July 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted a resolution for independence from Britain. In 1788, it was announced in the U.S. Congress that the ...

WASHINGTON — On this day in 1964, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a groundbreaking bill that outlawed segregation and discrimination based on race, religion, ...

Attorneys for the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) will be in federal court Monday, May 12 to begin their defense of a portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which the current American ...

When large bipartisan majorities of Congress enacted and subsequently amended the nation’s major civil rights laws during both Democratic and Republican presidencies, policymakers were aware of two ...

Bans on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, closures of federal civil rights offices, stopping the collection of data about diversity and discrimination - civil rights lawyers and scholars ...

Over 50 U.S. colleges and universities, including three in New York, are under investigation for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the U.S. Department of ...

An assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination. Credit...Illustration by Vartika Sharma Supported by By Nikole Hannah-Jones Last year, a little-known office in ...