CIVIL RIGHTS

The first African-American woman to direct a Best Picture-nominated movie will be honored in doll form, and she will donate all proceeds to organizations she cares about.

In a letter to the U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Illinois' Attorney General asked for an investigation into the Chicago Police Department’s use of force.

A year after Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, almost one-quarter of survey respondents say civil-rights progress has reversed or stalled over their lifetimes.

The initiative would raise the minimum wage to $8.50 per hour on Aug. 24 and $13 per hour by 2020, but some groups want it higher.

In Mississippi, the Confederate battle emblem is sewn right into the state flag. The history and pain of those stars and bars still runs deep in the Magnolia State.

The law establishes massive fines against protesters and bans citizens from taking or distributing photos of law enforcement officials.

Here's what the Supreme Court's fair housing decision means for civil rights advocates, and for the banking industry.

Use of the Confederate flag helps "to identify the worst people in the world," says comedian John Oliver.

"Transracial" has long referred to adopted children of a different race than their adoptive parents. But now it has been used to describe Rachel Dolezal.

Her parents said she never showed signs of wanting to be black as a child, but recalled a "very noticeable" change after adopting black kids.

Rachel Dolezal's colleague at a university where she teaches Africana Studies said her race was never discussed or questioned until now.

An attorney for officer Eric Casebolt said that he apologized for his actions, after a video of him roughly handling teenagers and drawing his weapon on them caused controversy.

An Arkansas court ordered the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed last year, and the decision opens up several benefits for the couples.

At a conference in New York, members of the mainstream and ethnic media discussed how to best cover racial issues.

Read the full text as prepared for delivery of President Barack Obama's remarks on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.

"Love and hope can conquer hate," the U.S. president said of the Selma marchers at an event marking the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

President Barack Obama will help mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of a famous civil-rights march in Selma, Alabama.

The Supreme Court could limit grounds for bringing suits under the Fair Housing Act, a law passed in reaction to King's murder.

It will be a felony in Illinois to publish sexual images of someone, including selfies, without that person's consent.

According to the Washington Post, DoJ investigators believe they do not have a strong enough case against Darren Wilson to charge him.

Tibet's spiritual leader visited the Birmingham, Alabama Church where Martin Luther King launched rallies for African American freedom.