civil rights

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Three staff members have filed civil rights complaints describing a hostile work environment, the Times reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Against the conventional wisdom that civil rights were fundamentally different from political rights, Black Americans insisted that both were vital to make real America’s most cherished constitutional ideals.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

I spoke to Black several hours after he had testified before a House committee’s “shadow hearing” convened by the Democratic minority on civil rights abuses connected to the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Intersectionality is on display at the California African American Museum with “Free and Queer,” a show that puts Black LGBTQ+ Californians at the center of the civil rights movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He asked the Reichstag members to suspend civil rights, and they did.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti