US Civil Rights

• U.S. marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day as his family decries slow progress of civil rights

  The Rev. Bernice King said many people too often cheapen her father's legacy into a "comfortable and convenient King" instead of fully embracing his message of change.

  U.S. News

  Jan 16, 2023
  
• Biden marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ by signing executive order on voting rights

  ``Every eligible voter should be able to vote and have it counted,'' Biden says in his prepared remarks to Sunday's Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2021
  
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• Barack Obama pays tribute to John Lewis: ‘I stood on his shoulders’

  The former U.S. president joined dozens of politicians, activists and celebrities in paying tribute to the civil rights icon and long-serving U.S. congressman.

  World

  Jul 18, 2020
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• John Lewis, U.S. congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 80

  Lewis announced in December that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer

  World

  Jul 18, 2020
• U.S. Justice Department looking to battle college affirmative action policies: report

  The next target for Donald Trump’s administration appears to be affirmative action at U.S. colleges, according to a report.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2017