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Spencer Leak Jr. Dies at 56, Vice President of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes

Chicago loses a multigenerational funeral leader who mentored young Black men and served families across the city.

Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Arizona Proof‑of‑Citizenship Laws

Clarence B. Jones Dies at 95, Longtime Lawyer and Speechwriter to Martin Luther King Jr.

Lucille Berrien, Milwaukee Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 98

Thousands Rally in Selma and Montgomery After Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling

Supreme Court Rulings Fuel GOP Maps That Threaten Black Representation

Gerald Talbot, Maine’s First Black Legislator and Civil-Rights Leader, Dies at 94

Milwaukee Restores Cesar Chavez Drive to South 16th Street

Tennessee Lawmakers Pass ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ on Campus Speech, Send It to Governor

Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty in Highlander Center Arson and Bid to Aid Hezbollah

Yusef D. Jackson Named President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Mizzou Ends Dedicated Funding for Five Multicultural Umbrella Groups

Long Beach City College Renames Labor Center for Dolores Huerta

California Renames Cesar Chavez Day to Agricultural Workers Day After Abuse Allegations

Federal Judge Upholds North Carolina’s Photo Voter ID Law

NAACP Hires Former DOJ Civil Rights Chief Kristen Clarke as General Counsel

Supreme Court Signals Doubts About Mississippi’s Post‑Election Mail Ballot Window

Civil Rights Leader John M. Perkins Dies at 95

Mr. T Makes Rare Public Appearance at Jesse Jackson Memorial in Chicago

Selma Marks 61 Years Since Bloody Sunday as Supreme Court Case Puts Voting Rights Act Safeguards at Risk