Vice President denounces efforts to toughen voting requirements as “marlarkey”
Civil Rights
Holder: Same-Sex Couples To Get Equal Legal Rights
New rights for couples include inmate visitation and joint bankruptcy filing, among others
Senate Advances LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act faces a much more significant challenge in the House, and LGBT activists are already looking toward next steps to advance their cause
Thousands March on Washington to Honor MLK’s Legacy
50 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaimed ‘I Have a Dream’ from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a new generation of civil rights leaders descended on the National Mall on Saturday to continue his fight for equality
Thousands Rally on 50th Anniversary of MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
They gathered in Washington to honor his legacy and continue his fight for equality
The Sisters of Civil Rights Get Their Due
Many have never heard the names of all the Civil Rights Movement’s heroes. History remembers the “Big Six”—Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, James Farmer, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. But behind …