On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had referred to Fort Benning and Fort Bragg by their original, Confederate-inspired names.

A Midlands man has been capturing history through different set of lenses literally.Cecil Williams has been a photographer since he was ...

In a proclamation issued Dec. 29, Biden ordered flags across the U.S. to be flown at half-staff for 3 days "in honor and tribute to the memory of President James Earl Carter Jr. and as an expression ...

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Kevin Jennings, chief executive officer at Lambda Legal, an American civil rights organization focused on LGBTQ communities, told Newsweek: "Banning Pride and other flags is just petty and mean ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

Constitutional law professor and political scientist Anthony Michael Kreis on Wednesday called LBJ’s EO11246 “a fundamental piece of the civil rights canon in American law.” “The symbolism” in Trump ...

The Washington Free Beacon first reported that it obtained a copy of the "One Flag Policy" order, which permits only the American flag to be flown at U.S. facilities at home and abroad ...

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of Mr. Hasbajrami in the Second Circuit. Court Case: ACLU v. DOJ – FOIA Lawsuit Seeking ...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) late Monday launched a suit challenging an executive order from President Trump seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to ...

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American ... despite the flag code indicating ...