Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission

09/01/2026

Welcome to Alexis (Lex) Zane! She joined the Commission as our new Administrative Assistant today. Welcome aboard!

08/31/2026

Today we participated in the quarterly human rights commission meet and greet with staff from Kentucky Commission on Human Rights , Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission and Henderson Human Rights Commission.

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

It’s looking like the weather is turning out beautiful! We are set up at DiverCity Festival on Oliver Lewis Way! If you’re out and about, stop by, say hello and pick up the latest HRC swag!

08/25/2026

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Black Yarn is collecting community perspectives on the barriers people face in accessing safe, quality, affordable housing in Lexington at their current income levels. Responses will help inform conversations at the Black Yarn Housing Summit and guide future community-driven recommendations.

This survey is anonymous. They will not collect your name or email unless you choose to provide it at the end for a prize drawing or future follow-up.

For this survey, they define affordable housing as housing that costs no more than 30% of a household's income, including rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, and other housing costs.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete this survey. Black Yarn is collecting community perspectives on the barriers people face in accessing safe, quality, affordable housing in Lexington at their current income levels. Responses will help inform conversations at the Black Yarn Housing Summi...

08/22/2026

Happy 26th Anniversary Franklin-Simpson Human Rights Commission.

08/20/2026

The Kentucky delegation of HRC’s representing at tonight’s IAOHRA awards banquet (not pictured representatives of Kentucky Commission on Human Rights).

08/19/2026

We strongly condemn the hateful and unacceptable treatment of a University of Kentucky employee who was threatened and spat on because she is Muslim.
No member of our academic community—or any community—should be subjected to threats, harassment, intimidation, or physical abuse because of their faith or identity. Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place at a university or in our society.

We stand in solidarity with this employee and with Muslim students, faculty, staff, and community members who deserve to learn, work, and live in an environment where they are treated with dignity and respect. We urge the university and appropriate authorities to take this incident seriously and ensure that those responsible are held accountable.

We must reject hatred in all its forms and reaffirm our commitment to a campus community grounded in safety, inclusion, respect, and equal dignity for everyone.

https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/muslim-woman-says-she-was-spat-on-threatened-near-university-of-kentucky-campus?fbclid=IwZnRzaATy6ABwZG9mBWZkaWQWUMzlxxI_dndzypW9usSWcRI3lf-FVmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5WE3N2rQABd0tDK4Pco9qxqhIei0Qrny_4lTvZ7tb_E_6OOK3gw1pFsG7fEQ_aem_YCRlzgspjpGF_DX1ivlYEg

Dr. Hoda Shalash, a University of Kentucky social work principal, says a man spat on her, made threats and followed her near UK's campus on Aug. 11.

08/19/2026

Executive Director Ray Sexton gave a presentation on Safeguarding the Mission: How Human Rights Commissions Navigate Legislative Challenges at this year’s IAOHRA Conference in New Orleans. The presentation covered what we and other KY HRCs did to fight HB 468 this past spring.