The Confederate battle flag was removed from South Carolina's state capitol the morning of July 10, 2015, after Nikki Haley signed a bill passed by the state's legislature authorizing its removal. The flag will now be displayed at a nearby museum.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy was a significant leader of the “Lost Cause,” an intellectual movement that revised history to look more favorably on the South after the American Civil War. They were women from elite antebellum families that used their social and political clout to fundraise

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life synagogue has given a powerful speech at a vigil for the 11 killed during Sabbath services at a synagogue.
Describing the attack on his congregation, Myers told the crowd of 2,000 that "my holy place has been defiled." He called on political leaders to stop t...

Join ADL in our Centennial Year as we Imagine a World Without Hate™, one where the hate crimes against Martin Luther King, Anne Frank, Matthew Shepard and others did not take place. Support us in the fight against bigotry and extremism by sharing this inspirational video.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announces that the Justice Department is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory for the state's bathroom law.

A pitch invader carrying the LGBT pride flag stormed the World Cup 2022 stadium in Doha during the game between Portugal and Uruguay.In addition to the rainbow flag, the man was also sporting a "Superman" t-shirt which carried the messages "Save Ukraine" and "Respect for Iranian Women." Within secon...

The rainbow flag that symbolises gay pride has been sent into space for the first time via a high-altitude balloon. Planting Peace, a US-based non-profit group that seeks to "spread peace in a hurting world", launched the flag near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 17 August. The balloon captured video with...

From December 2001 to March 2002, McBrien coordinated the "United We Stand, United We Sew" project, in which volunteers sewed together a 20-foot by 30-foot American flag from 3,000-plus 4-inch by 6-inch American flags.
Each small flag represents a victim in the Sept. 11 attacks. There are also flag...

20 years after being killed in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming, Matthew Shepard will be laid to rest at the Washington National Cathedral. Shepard's October 1998 death became an important symbol spotlighting the discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ community.

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) took to the House floor on Friday and delivered a rip-roaring presentation against the “bigots” in North Carolina and their anti-LGBT bathroom bill HB 2. The speech was also historic and groundbreaking, according to the office of the U.S. House Communications Director, which