Parents sue over Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights layoffs: ‘Abdicated its responsibility’
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, and two parents filed the federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia.
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all students, not just those aligned with President Trump’s agenda.
New lawsuit alleges Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights cannot fulfill responsibilities after cuts
A lawsuit filed on Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its ...
Big cuts at Education Department's civil rights office will impact vulnerable students for years
The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...
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Remembering Selma
Reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march, highlighting the ongoing struggle for civil rights and ...
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$8.5 million awarded to preserve 30 Historically Black Churches across the U.S.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is awarding $8.5 million in ...
Remembering Selma and finding inspiration for what we face today in Florida, U.S. | Opinion
Democracy needs defending. This generation has a rendezvous to cross its Edmund Pettus Bridge. Let them take inspiration from ...
Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
Photographer Andrew Feiler documented the last remaining Rosenwald Schools built to educate Black children during segregation ...
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How a Black Movement About Freedom Became a Movement About Welfare
The Civil Rights Movement was about freedom and justice. It was about combatting discrimination in which Black Americans were ...
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Once Site of Roanoke's Dump, Washington Park Haunted By Legacy of Environmental Racism
As Roanoke plans major upgrades to Washington Park, tensions linger over the city's history of urban planning in majority ...