Civil Rights

President Lyndon Johnson reaches to shake the hand of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after signing the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965. (AP file photo)

Washington Secrets

‘Selma’ pushback: Jesse Jackson calls LBJ an equal to King, Lincoln

Paul Bedard -

February 19, 2015 3:58 pm

Columnists

Shame of the past doesn’t help the present

Walter Williams -

February 17, 2015 7:26 pm

Washington Secrets

Oscar poll: More say Clint Eastwood robbed, 2-1, over ‘Selma’ actor David Oyelowo

Paul Bedard -

February 17, 2015 4:29 pm

The agency failed to meet 61 of its 115 performance targets from 2009 to 2013. (iStock Photo)

US Commission on Civil Rights isn’t meeting performance targets

Ethan Barton -

February 7, 2015 6:41 pm

Kerry: ‘Lack of Integration’ of Muslims in Europe Like U.S. Civil Rights Struggle in ’60s

Jeryl Bier -

January 22, 2015 1:02 pm

Opinion

Racism for fun and profit

Washington Examiner -

January 6, 2015 10:00 am

Many cops argue that De Blasio's actions and comments have inflamed anti-police sentiment. (Getty/Andrew Burton)

Politics

‘De Blasio Our Backs Have Turned To You’ banner flown over NYC

Sean Higgins -

December 26, 2014 10:04 pm

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department on Dec. 3, 2014 in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty images)

National Security

Obama’s racial profiling reforms seen as lacking

Brian Hughes -

December 9, 2014 10:00 am

Incidents of abuse by National Park Police spark outrage, demands for probe

Sarah Bedford -

December 5, 2014 5:37 pm

A flyer with a picture of Eric Garner is seen near where he was killed in an encounter with an NYPD officer in July on August 22, 2014 in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. Eric Garner, 43, died while he was being arrested for allegedly selling loose cigarettes in front of a bodega and was put into a chokehold during a confrontation with police. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty images)

Politics

Justice Department to investigate Eric Garner’s death

Brian Hughes -

December 3, 2014 11:48 pm

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