In 1931, in the depths of the Great Depression, when thousands of Americans “hopped boxcars,” and rode the freight rails around the county in search of work, camping in “hobo jungles” that grew up ...

Unfair grocery pricing will become illegal under the new laws, with supermarket giants facing up to $10m in fines if they breach the ban, Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced on Sunday. Very large ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In the early months of 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases that might not initially appear to share anything in common. In Tyson and Brother v. Banton, the Supreme Court struck down a New ...

'Project 2025 is Jim Crow 2.0.' Legendary South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, the state’s only Democratic lawmaker, is speaking out on the state of politics under the Trump administration, ...

Mr. Carter and Mr. Fields, both Democrats, represent the two majority-Black congressional districts in Louisiana. The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a case ...

I grew up in Louisiana during the Jim Crow era. After the Civil War, Black people began to gain power during Reconstruction. White Southern Democrats did not like this and began passing what was known ...

Lee Hawkins's book argues for expanding the reparations debate to include survivors of the Jim Crow era. The Jim Crow era subjected Black people to racial segregation, violence, and systemic ...

A bipartisan coalition, including an influential property management executive, is forming to push for a legislative revamp of Iowa's weak towing laws. Critics and vehicle owners allege predatory ...

Editor's note: As of Oct. 24, Michelle Alexander's Nov. 5 talk has been canceled. Best-selling author and civil rights advocate Michelle Alexander will speak at CU Boulder at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.

From Jesse Jackson to Angela Davis, we’re honoring the last living Civil Rights icons who are still with us today. From the lunch counter to the ballot box to Selma marches to the Black Panthers, the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sign calling for the return of racial segregation laws was spotted over — and quickly removed from — Interstate 25 in Denver on Sunday. Denver officers ...