Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational In Trump’s first term, activists focused on lobbying and voting. Now tactics are shifting to nonviolent civil disobedience The Guardian - US · Feb 1
Newsom demands civil rights investigation into Dr. Oz over alleged discrimination This represents the latest point of contention between California and federal officials The Independent UK · Jan 30
US DoJ opens federal civil rights investigation into killing of Alex Pretti Deputy attorney general makes announcement over fatal shooting in Minneapolis as fierce protests there continue The Guardian - US · Jan 30
US journalist Don Lemon arrested after covering anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, has said he has no affiliation to the organisation that went into the church and that he was there as a journalist chronicling protesters. Euronews · Jan 30
From Colonial rebels to Minneapolis protesters, technology has long powered American social movements Tens of millions of Americans have now seen video of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. The activities organized in response have not been initiated by outside agitators or left-wing zealots, but, rather, by everyday Americans protesting the tactics of… The Conversation · Jan 30
Trump team now working to save Native American mascots from schools that were told to remove them Between 2022 and 2023, upwards of 16 schools altered their mascots, according to the National Congress of American Indians The Independent UK · Jan 30
Eight veterans investigated over Bloody Sunday evidence will not be prosecuted Thirteen people were shot dead when members of the Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Londonderry in 1972. Evening Standard · Jan 28
How artist Gordon Parks' foundation keeps his legacy growing, even as it searches for new funding Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks' legacy continues to grow, even as the 20th anniversary of his death approaches The Independent UK · Jan 27
Families of two men killed in Trump’s military boat strikes sue US government First-of-its kind suit filed by civil rights attorneys on behalf of families centers on 14 October strike in Caribbean Sea that killed six The Guardian - US · Jan 27
White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising Historically, corporate board rooms have been mostly white and mostly male. Yet the trend started shifting in the 1970s, in part due to gains from the civil rights era and pro-diversity efforts by activists and business groups. The Conversation · Jan 27
Experts say the divide between Minnesota and federal authorities is unprecedented A new Minnesota website lays out evidence to counter what state officials have called federal misinformation after immigration officials fatally shot two residents during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown The Independent UK · Jan 27
Spending bill would solidify Trump cuts in DHS oversight The Homeland Security spending bill would solidify the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to oversight components at DHS. Roll Call · Jan 26
Americans have fought back against authoritarianism at home before The first year of Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by increasing authoritarianism at the heart of the US federal government. He has openly defied court orders, worked beyond the established remit of executive power and is making no secret of his strongman ambitions. History tells us that such… The Conversation · Jan 26
Protests inside churches are unusual despite long history of civil disobedience in the US American religious history is rife with protest movements The Independent UK · Jan 25
The Independent UK · Jan 23 New York school violated civil rights law by changing name from ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds,’ US says Federal education officials say a New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to the “T-Birds.”
Axios · Jan 22 Leaders urge action in 2026: "We are on the brink of tyranny and authoritarianism" "This is not theoretical," Marc Morial said. "It's showing up in paychecks and classrooms, in courtrooms and communities."
The Independent UK · Jan 22 FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing arrest of civil rights attorney in Minnesota The Trump administration is misrepresenting the arrest of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church
The Independent UK · Jan 22 Protesters arrested after disrupting Minnesota church service with anti-ICE demonstration Trump supporters have called for ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon to be arrested after he accompanied the protesters to the church
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 Student Stripped of Funding Over Using Microwave for 'Pungent' Indian Food Wins £148K Discrimination Case Two Indian PhD students at the University of Colorado Boulder have secured a £148,000 ($200,000) civil rights settlement after alleging discrimination and retaliation following a complaint about heating Indian food in a campus microwave.
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 ICE Forced a 5-Year-Old as Bait to Lure Father Out, Then Arrested Both in Minnesota Raid In a deeply controversial enforcement action in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement allegedly used a five-year-old child to lure his father from their home before detaining them both.
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 Don Lemon and ICE: How the Former CNN News Anchor Got Involved Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is under fire from the DOJ after livestreaming a protest against an ICE director who is also a pastor. Learn about the potential charges here.
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Off-duty cops among those targeted by ICE during Minnesota deportation crackdown, officials say A local police chief said officials have received ‘endless complaints about civil rights violations’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21 Claudette Colvin obituary US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses
The Independent UK · Jan 20 FBI denies shutting down civil rights investigation into ICE shooter Jonathan Ross DOJ’s initial review found sufficient grounds to investigate Renee Good’s killing but was quickly abandoned
The Guardian - US · Jan 19 ‘The struggle continues’: MLK Day celebrated amid tense political climate Holiday marked with parades and services but tempered by anxieties over racial and social equality under Trump