McDonald’s sued over HACER scholarship for Hispanic students, spotlighting diversity initiatives amidst legal shifts.

Opponents of workplace diversity programs are increasingly banking on a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to challenge equity policies as well as funding to minority-owned businesses.

For example, in 1866, only a year after the war had ended ... rights legislation try to accomplish? Eric Foner: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is the last major piece of Reconstruction legislation.

The activist behind the U.S. Supreme Court case that largely ended affirmative action in college admissions is now targeting ...

To guarantee that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was constitutional, the Radical Republicans fought for and secured passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1868. The amendment mimics ...

Congress had enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1866 largely in response to perceived Southern oppression of the freed slaves, particularly in the form of “Black Codes” enacted in the former ...

The lawsuit is part of a growing push among some conservatives to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in ...

Asian American businesswoman Nisha Desai has sued PayPal, accusing the company of racial bias in its investment program.