National Civil Rights Conference

08/29/2026

The Texas judge who oversaw the trial of Karmelo Anthony two months ago was removed from the case Wednesday as the Black teenager seeks a new trial while appealing his murder conviction and 35-year sentence.

08/24/2026

Everything you need to know about the Democratic senator who's building a big lead in Georgia — and lots of 2028 buzz.

08/23/2026

Justin Pearson has won the Democratic primary for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. As part of the “Tennessee Three,” Justin Pearson has been a fearless fighter in the battle for our democracy.

In 2023, Republicans tried to expel him for standing up for gun safety in the wake of the tragic Covenant School shooting. They failed.

And again, in 2026, Republicans rushed to rig the Tennessee map with a racist gerrymander, breaking up his home district in an attempt to erase the only majority-Black district in the state. Never once has Pearson backed down—and he’s ready to continue fighting for his state.
Tennessee, let’s send a message and elect Justin Pearson to Congress.

08/23/2026

During a June 3, 2026, House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) sharply confronted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Green detailed his own experiences with Jim Crow segregation, outlined the traits of a racist, and yelled at Mullin to "shut up" during a chaotic shouting match over race, past conduct, and decorum. www.civilrightsconference.com

08/22/2026

Jesse Washington was a 17-year-old African American farmhand who was lynched in the county seat of Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916, in what became a well-known example of lynching. Washington was accused of ra**ng and murdering Lucy Fryer, the wife of his white employer in rural Robinson, Texas. After being found guilty and sentenced to death, he was chained by his neck and dragged out of the county court by observers. Washington was then paraded through the street, all while being stabbed and beaten, before being held down and castrated. He was then lynched in front of Waco's city hall. www.civilrightsconference.com

08/22/2026

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08/21/2026

PROJECT 25 - Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation and a principal architect associated with Project 2025, focused his graduate studies in history on slavery, family structures, and kinship networks among enslaved Black communities in Virginia and Louisiana. While academic choices are personal and professional, commentators and critics have sharply debated this background, pointing out an apparent contradiction between his detailed academic focus on Black history and his later leadership of conservative political platforms that seek to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and civil rights frameworks. www.civilrightsconference.com

08/21/2026

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is making history as the Democratic nominee for the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election. If she wins in November 2026, she will become the first Black female governor in U.S. history and the first Democratic governor of Georgia since 2003. www.civilrightsconference.com

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will win the Democratic primary for Georgia governor in her quest to become nation’s first Black woman elected governor.

08/21/2026

The National Urban League’s 2026 “State of Black America” report is warning that some gains made by Black Americans in recent years are facing new pressure. The report points to changes involving diversity initiatives, employment policies, voting rights, and civil rights enforcement as areas where the organization believes progress could be moving backward.

The National Urban League’s 2026 “State of Black America” report is warning that some gains made by Black Americans in recent years are facing new pressure. The report points to changes involving diversity initiatives, employment policies, voting rights, and civil rights enforcement as areas where the organization believes progress could be moving backward.

The report highlights improvements between 2021 and 2024, including historically low Black unemployment and a record-low percentage of Black households living in poverty. The Urban League argues that those gains have faced challenges since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, pointing to policy changes involving DEI programs, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Supporters of the Trump administration argue that these reforms are focused on creating policies they believe are based on equal treatment rather than government-driven preferences. Critics, including the National Urban League, say some of these changes could weaken protections designed to address long-standing barriers in employment, voting access, and civil rights enforcement.

As lawmakers, advocacy groups, and communities continue to debate civil rights policy in America, the focus remains on how government decisions shape economic opportunity, representation, and access to equal treatment.