civil rights

Civil rights leaders launch 'UnMaskHateNY' campaign as city grapples with 'alarming' rise in antisemitism

"UnMaskHateNY will hold those who engage in this harmful conduct accountable and make all of our communities safer."

Rosa Parks-'inspired' bikini sparks social media outrage: 'Actual insanity''

An itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie Rosa Parks-inspired bikini has ignited an internet riot. 

Why Juneteenth is a holiday for ALL Americans to celebrate

America today celebrates Juneteenth, a commemoration both of the horrors of the nation's original sin, slavery, and of its end. The holiday traces to victorious Union Gen. Gordon Granger’s June...

Biden twice says he was 'involved deeply' in Civil Rights Movement — despite admitting in the past he wasn't

President Biden claimed twice on Wednesday that he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement as he courted black voters in battleground Pennsylvania — despite admitting in the past that...

Bodycam footage shows Florida cop gun down airman in his own home without warning

Roger Fortson's family said that the 23-year-old had armed himself with his own legal handgun in response to suspicious knocks at his door that turned out to be a sheriff's...

Rep. Elise Stefanik demands federal funds for Columbia University be revoked in wake of anti-Israel protests

Stefanik, in a letter to top Biden administration officials, demanded that federal funding to the Ivy League school be stripped because of the alleged Civil Rights Act violations. 

Woke NYC Child Services policies will result in dead black kids

Watch out, Mr. Mayor: The city Administration for Children’s Services embrace of woke ideology is all too likely to bring headlines about dead black and Hispanic kids on ACS's hands...

28 books that are absolute must-reads this spring

Grab a book -- and an outdoor table at your favorite coffeeshop.

Enough sympathy: Jews need real action to stop antisemitism

Jews face a ton of threats and violence. It's time for our political classes to take real actions.

Why I joined the lawsuit against Columbia over its antisemitism

I joined a federal lawsuit against the school to make sure it’s held accountable and finally takes action against campus antisemitism.

AG Garland warns Selma church that voting rights are under attack on 59th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday'

AG Merrick Garland told a Bloody Sunday service in Selma that decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts since 2006 have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Suspect alleges he was handcuffed so tightly, his hand had to be amputated

An amputee has sued an Alabama sheriff’s department after he was allegedly handcuffed so tightly for several hours that he had to have his left hand surgically removed.

Don't let selfish Lia Thomas ruin the Olympics for women

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is lawyering up, seeking to coerce the Olympic governing body for swimming to accept biological males competing against females.

Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dead at 62 after battling prostate cancer

The younger son of the civil rights icon died at his home in Malibu, California. His wife, Leah Weber King, said in a statement that he died “peacefully in his...

Dr. King's impact on Black athletes during the Civil Rights Movement

Bill Rhoden, journalist and author, joins New York Post Sports anchor Dexter Henry to discuss the impact of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on prominent Black athletes...

Martin Luther King Jr.: The best of America

Ultimately, Martin Luther King’s legacy is that he managed to combat injustice by appealing to Americans’ highest aspirations. And that is why the nation rightly celebrates him today. 

Newsweek writer accuses Lloyd Austin critics of racism, The Guardian fears Gaza war's ... climate impact, and more 

A column in Newsweek claimed that calling for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to resign is an "attack on black success."

Biden repeats civil rights whopper in a desperate re-election bid

President Biden couldn't stop himself from claiming phony cred, insisting he’d “spent more time in the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del.

Transgender model sues NYC agency for killing his career by claiming he was 'insufficiently masculine' to work in men's fashion

Frances Coombe is requesting more than $300,000 in lost income and is seeking damages for emotional distress over the downfall of his reputation and career.

2-year-old black girl cuffed by white child for Rosa Parks reenactment at Florida day care

"The look on her face alone, it was horrific," said the parents of the toddler, who they believe is the only black child in her daycare.