The first Black person to hold that cabinet position, he resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s major legislative effort ...

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The federal Education Department is asking hundreds of staffers in the Office for Civil Rights to temporarily return to help ...

The department said recalling these fired staffers would "bolster and refocus" civil rights enforcement "in a way that serves ...

The year 2025 in Atlanta and statewide had no shortage of eye-popping storylines. Here are 35 quotes that helped explain 2025.