Civil Rights

The case concerns a claim brought by Marlean Ames, who said she was treated unfairly at work because she is straight.

A longtime civil rights trailblazer and fixture of New York for decades passed away at the age of 92. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports. 

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments. In a letter, James, a Democrat, told health care facilities that refusing to provide the...

Multiple hospitals across the nation have paused gender-affirming care for minors because of an executive order signed by President Trump. The order restricts access and cuts federal funding for such care. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller spoke with groups concerned about the change.

Malcolm X’s daughters are accusing the CIA, FBI, the NYPD and others in a $100-million lawsuit for mishandling their father’s 1965 assassination.

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95.