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Civil rights icon James Meredith falls outside Mississippi Capitol during his 90th birthday event

June 26, 2023

Civil rights icon James Meredith falls outside Mississippi Capitol during his 90th birthday event

James Meredith, a civil rights icon and Black voting rights activist, fell outside the Mississippi Capitol as he celebrated his 90th birthday but did not suffer any visible injuries.

GOP lawmakers demand hearing after emotional roundtable with detransitioned Americans

June 6, 2023

GOP lawmakers demand hearing after emotional roundtable with detransitioned Americans

GOP lawmakers in the Anti-Woke Caucus held the intimate and emotional event on Capitol Hill Monday

Mel King, Boston civil rights figurehead and former mayoral candidate, dead at 94

March 29, 2023

Mel King, Boston civil rights figurehead and former mayoral candidate, dead at 94

Mel King, a prominent civil rights figurehead in Boston credited with much of the city's progress on integration in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 94.

Florida school sends permission slips to learn Black National Anthem, not Holocaust: reports

January 16, 2023

Florida school sends permission slips to learn Black National Anthem, not Holocaust: reports

College Park Elementary School in Ocala, Florida sent permission slips to parents of third, fourth, and fifth graders to teach the Black National Anthem.

Biden student loan handout troubles due to separation of powers issue: Katie Cherkasky

November 12, 2022

Biden student loan handout troubles due to separation of powers issue: Katie Cherkasky

Constitutional law attorney Katie Cherkasky unpacks developments in legal blocks against President Biden’s student loan handout.

NAACP, ACLU sue to force Pennsylvania counties to accept undated or wrongly dated mail ballots

November 5, 2022

NAACP, ACLU sue to force Pennsylvania counties to accept undated or wrongly dated mail ballots

The NAACP, ACLU and other political activist groups are filing a lawsuit in Pennsylvania to force the counting of undated and improperly dated ballots.

'The Five': Is affirmative action a 'national security imperative'?

November 2, 2022

'The Five': Is affirmative action a 'national security imperative'?

'The Five' co-hosts discuss how the Supreme Court could stop race-based college admissions.

Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms

August 21, 2022

Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms

The Kettle Moraine School Board voted last week in favor of banning political messaging from classrooms, prohibiting LGBTQ pride and Black Lives Matter flags.

Biden says America is 'awash in weapons of war,' calls for ban on assault weapons

July 11, 2022

Biden says America is 'awash in weapons of war,' calls for ban on assault weapons

While celebrating the first major gun legislation to get through Congress in decades, Biden also called for a ban on assault weapons to be reinstated.

Supreme Court abortion ruling will boost left's court-packing push

June 7, 2022

Supreme Court abortion ruling will boost left's court-packing push

Abortion ruling will cause court-packing and undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Angry leftist activists might send us into a constitutional crisis.