WASHINGTON, D.C. - As we celebrate Independence Day, the National Archives in Washington, D.C. is letting the public view ...

This change in the law does not make discrimination against someone because they are trans morally right, of course, and in ...

Signed in 1968, the Fair Housing Act legally prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and other protected categories in housing. Over fifty years later, access to safe and affordable ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its civil rights investigation into a planned Muslim-centered community near Dallas without filing charges. The EPIC City project, tied to the East Plano ...

Greenlanders have celebrated National Day, the Arctic island’s biggest summer festival, to mark the solstice with songs, cannon salutes and dances under 24 hours of sunlight. Revelers across the semi- ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on June 19, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - On a day of reflection, celebration and community, the National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) is offering free admission in honor of Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 were legislative attempts to enfranchise African Americans into the mainstream of American life that ...

Created by Congress under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the EEOC's commissioners are appointed by the president to staggered terms, and no more than three can be from the same party.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (AP) — The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her ...