The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...

Q: Did former President Joe Biden issue a statement saying that he thought the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ...

He asks, “are we a modern democracy where all citizens have equal rights ... notions of democracy and equality that have been with us since 1852. This is relevant to many communities ...

William Nesbit, an African American man who moved to Blair County in the mid-1800s was instrumental in helping others secure ...

Hawaii, the first state to approve the amendment, did so on the same day the proposal passed Congress. Florida pondered the change quite studiously for almost 48 hours. The Florida House approved the ...

"When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us: 'How good and pleasant it is ...

No president's executive order can roll back Connecticut’s civil rights laws, which are independent from and more expansive ...

Some deaf federal employees at some agencies aren’t able to access American Sign Language interpreting services and other ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

McDonald’s said Friday it is changing a scholarship program for Latino students after it was sued by a group that opposes affirmative action.

Over 50 years have passed since the passage of Title IX, a federal civil rights law administered by the U.S. Department of ...

In my January 17 opinion piece titled “The Proposed Disabilities Act — is there a better way?”, I commented on the plans of ...