9-Man volleyball tournament in NYC highlights cultural significance
This weekend, New York plays host to the NYMini tournament, a tune-up for the big dance
NYC women travel to Seneca Falls for to commemorate Women's Rights Movement
This weekend marks the 175th anniversary of the groundbreaking first women's rights convention at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls.
Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group founded in 1971
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is 81, is stepping down as president from the civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism, continues push to defund the police
This weekend, national organizations and local organizers across the nation have planned events to mark 10 years of Black Lives Matter.
NYC school officials say Hasidic community fails to teach students in core subjects
The schools that failed to provide the necessary instruction must draft a remediation plan and have as long as two years to put it in place.
FOX 5 Film: A celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month
This month, New York made it official, recognizing June as Caribbean-American Heritage month. In a new special, FOX 5 NY takes an in-depth look at the contributions made by this vast and diverse community to New York City.
Civil rights icon James Meredith turns 90, says religion can help reduce crime
Leading up to his 90th birthday Sunday, the civil rights icon urged people to obey the Ten Commandments to reduce crime, saying older generations should lead.
Brooklyn festival honors, highlights Caribbean heritage
The representation was on full display Sunday throughout the heart of Brooklyn for the Tropical Fete Carnival Festival.
NYC Pride faced with unprecedented rise in anti-LGBTQ laws, rise in hate crimes
According to the Human Rights Campaign, there’s been more legislation passed targeting LGBTQ+ individuals in 2023 than there has been in the past five years combined.
Pride in History: LGBTQ+ figures who shaped history
FOX 5 NY has partnered with The Advocate magazine to take a look at the contributions members of the LGBTQ+ community have made over the course of history.
Touchdown for inclusion: Adults with disabilities join LIU football team for field day
The Long Island University Sharks teamed up with the Beautiful Lives Project to host a fun-filled field day for adults with disabilities.
Bud Light no longer America's top-selling beer as backlash continues
It's a milestone in Bud Light's months-long sales decline since early April, when critics who were angered by the brewer sending a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney vowed to boycott the brand.
Famed Saddleback Church rejected again by Southern Baptists for having women pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors.
Voices from violent civil rights era view attacks on voting rights as part of continuing struggle
With a Supreme Court decision expected on whether the Voting Rights Act will be reinforced or further eroded, people involved in the push for voting rights 60 years ago believe their struggles were worth it.
3 out of 4 Americans support LGBTQ ad campaigns, GLAAD survey finds
More than half of people polled said seeing LGBTQ people in ads makes them "more comfortable with people who are different than themselves."
Pride Month kicks off in NYC
June has been an important month for the LGBTQ+ rights movement since New York City’s first pride march — then dubbed the “Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day March" — on June 28, 1970.
Female CEOS at big companies saw tumultuous year for pay
Because only 20 CEOs at the S&P 500 companies are women, changes in pay for this small group can easily skew the overall figures -- and 2022 saw a slip.
Chick-fil-A gets heat from Twitter users over diversity position
Chick-fil-A is being criticized by conservative Twitter users who say the fast-food chain is "woke." They did so while pointing to the company's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) page.
New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion.
Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.