Rights

Civil rights, human rights, and the ongoing fight to protect them — our Rights section examines where freedoms are being defended, eroded, or denied. We cover the legal battles, grassroots movements, and institutional failures that shape who gets protection under the law.

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Malcolm X’s Fearlessness Lives

Despite Trump’s attempts to stoke fear, every day Americans are carrying on the Malcolm X legacy of resistance.

Office for Civil Rights nominee vows aggressive enforcement amid mass layoffs

Senate committee grills conservative lawyer Kimberly Richey, who led the Office for Civil Rights during COVID, on antisemitism, LGBTQ+ issues.

It’s been 5 years since the George Floyd murder. What changed?

The George Floyd murder that ignited protests all over the world happened 5 years ago. Has anything changed?

5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed

From the outset, the incident became a battle of narratives. The local police initially reported George Floyd was experiencing “distress”…

Why 1963 was America’s tipping point

Black studies scholar Peniel Joseph’s new book illuminates a pivotal point in the nation’s struggle for civil rights — and…

REPORT: Trump Admin Deporting People Who Entered the US Legally

A new report looked at the Venezuelans sent to a gulag in El Salvador and found that over 50 of…

In Oklahoma, US citizens were raided by 20 federal agents

US citizens were raided in Oklahoma City: A mother and daughters were traumatized after 20 federal agents broke through their…

Five years after ‘racial reckoning,’ most say the focus on racial equality did not improve Black lives

Pew Research Center’s study offers additional insight as the Trump administration dismantles diversity, equity, and inclusion gains and policies.

14 years in America. Got a one-way ticket to El Salvador.

Yessenia Ruano worked to build a life in Milwaukee with her family, a teaching career and church community. Now she’s…

Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship Heads to Supreme Court

For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within U.S. territory automatically received citizenship – regardless of…

From Defenders to Skeptics: The Sharp Decline in Support For Free Speech among Young Americans

Support among 18- to 34-year-olds for allowing controversial or offensive speech has dropped sharply.

Trump Asks SCOTUS to end Humanitarian Protections For Migrants From 4 Nations

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the deportation of…