Tag: rights
Judge Barrett answers questions on LGBTQ rights, contested elections
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer breaks down Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s responses on gay rights, Bush v. Gore and her potential role if there’s a contested…
Legal rights at the polls explained l GMA
ABC News’ chief legal analyst Dan Abrams explains poll watchers, voter intimidation and what voters can do if they have issues or feel unsafe. Election…
Transgender veteran fighting discrimination
Robina Asti, a 99-year-old transgender veteran, is fighting for LGBTQ rights. source
UNICEF celebrates World Children’s Day
On World Children’s Day, actress Priyanka Chopra and author and human rights activist Ishmael Beah ask children what world they want to grow up in….
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrating the life and legacy of iconic civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC…
Martin Luther King III remembers his father
The son of Martin Luther King Jr. remembers his father and reflects on where the country is headed. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST…
Delivery workers fight for rights as industry booms
The delivery industry is booming during the pandemic, but many of its workers are struggling and fighting for essential rights. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays…
Tuskegee Airmen played crucial roles in US victory in WWII and civil rights movement | Nightline
The Tuskegee Airmen were sent into war to fill risky roles protecting white pilots. The group pushed back on their mistreatment and the Air Force…
A new ERA?
This new amendment aims at granting equal rights for women under the Constitution. source
Movement to enact Equal Rights Amendment renewed
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports on the revived efforts to enact the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, tapping into the urgency of the “she-cession”…
‘(John Lewis) believed so deeply in America’: Byron Pitts | ABC News
“Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts remembers the late Rep. John Lewis on what would have been his 81st birthday. #ABCNews #ThisWeek #JohnLewis source
By the Numbers: More Americans identify as LGBT than ever before
The House passes the Equality Act, which extends Civil Rights Act protections to LGBT Americans, as a record number of Americans identify as lesbian, gay,…
Battle over voting rights in legislatures around the country
Restrictive Republican voting laws sweep the nation as the Texas GOP targets early and absentee voting. The Breakdown, Weekdays at 3 PM EST on ABC…
Georgia voting rights battle
Breaking down the changes to voting in Georgia and the response from voting rights activists. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE…
Tornado outbreaks in the south | ABC News
At least six people are dead and multiple injured, after tornadoes tore through Alabama on Thursday. Forecasters say the threat is not over, with more…
Rep. Nikema Williams discusses gun control and Equal Pay Day
Democrats call for gun control after two mass shootings this month and more on Equal Pay Day, which calls attention to women being paid less…
‘What we need to do is address the root causes of migration’: Kate Bedingfield | ABC News
Jon Karl interviews White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #Migration #KateBedingfield source
‘The president and the vice president need to go down’ to border: Sen. Dan Sullivan | ABC News
Jon Karl interviews Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #BorderCrisis #DanSullivan source
Legal analyst: ‘We’re seeing a crumbling of the blue wall’ in Chauvin trial
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with civil rights attorney Channa Lloyd about the Derek Chauvin trial testimony and arguments. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at…
Civil rights lawsuit filed in death of Pamela Turner
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with the daughter of Pamela Turner and civil rights attorney Ben Crump about the lawsuit filed on behalf of Turner,…
