Tributes pour in for civil rights icon and US Rep. John Lewis: ‘We have lost a giant’
WASHINGTON (Fox News): U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., one of the nation’s most preeminent civil rights figures, died Friday night. He was 80. The congressman had...
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Art Commission issues call for artists
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Fort Wayne Public Art Commission is looking for artists to design murals about civil rights and social justice. The murals...
Fort Wayne observes MLK day
Fort Wayne, Ind. (WOWO): The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being honored and observed in a special event in downtown Fort Wayne....
Ball State gets federal grant to develop civil rights museum
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) – Ball State University is receiving a nearly $50,000 federal grant to develop a virtual museum for engaging Indiana’s legacy in civil...
Bill requiring public release of certain police body cam videos passes Senate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana law enforcement would be forced to publicly release body-camera video if the recordings might show officers using excessive force or violating someone’s...
Evansville officials vote to bolster LGBT protections
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP): Evansville officials have voted to give a commission enforcement and investigatory powers into claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender...
Indiana lawmakers taking up bill dealing with hate crimes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana is one of five states without hate crime laws, but that could soon change under a bill advancing in the Legislature. A...
Fort Wayne lawmaker disappointed at civil rights bill’s failure
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): A failed civil rights bill in the Indiana legislature might have been Indiana lawmakers’ last chance to do something on their own terms....
Full chamber could debate fate of LGB bill in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long is indicating a bill to extend civil rights to gay, lesbian and bisexual, but not transgender,...