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What Rosa Parks can teach us about resistance today

Rosa Park’s story is about courage. But, lest one forget, it is also a story about breaking the law

The Guardian - US

America stares down erasure of Black history and progress

In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.

Axios

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder

The Independent UK

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Judge seeks settlement in 'Alligator Alcatraz' civil rights lawsuit

A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and Florida to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Everglades are getting adequate access to attorneys

The Independent UK

Trump DoJ’s focus on Maga goals harms other investigations, experts warn

Exodus of lawyers under Trump weakens department’s capacity in civil rights, national security and other areas

The Guardian - US

Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church

Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Black Firefighter Sues For £19m After Co-Worker's Rope Gesture 'Evokes Slavery'

Bloomfield firefighter Patrick Thomas has filed a federal civil rights suit seeking approximately £19 million ($25 million), alleging a colleague handed him a tied noose during training and that the department failed to act.

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Muslim civil rights group sues Texas for labeling it a terrorist organization

A Muslim civil rights group has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott

The Independent UK

Texas governor declares one of America’s largest Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

CAIR accused Greg Abbott of stoking ‘anti-Muslim hysteria’

The Independent UK

The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely

The Independent UK

Rev. Jesse Jackson in Hospital at 84 as Family Reveals He Is Breathing Without Machines

Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been admitted to hospital, with his family confirming he is stable and breathing without help. Nationwide concern continues to grow.

International Business Times UK

What to know about how Florida will teach McCarthyism and the Cold War

Students in Florida’s public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War that is steeped in rhetoric of that era

The Independent UK

Chicago civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital with a rare neurological disorder

The Independent UK

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized

"The family appreciates all prayers at this time," his Rainbow PUSH Coalition said.

Axios

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'Insufferable' Pastor Mocked After He Says Women Shouldn't Vote After 'Moral Atrocity' Remark

Dale Partridge and Doug Wilson draw widespread condemnation for remarks linking women's suffrage to societal decline, igniting debates over faith, politics, and civil rights.

The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: I found my feet in midlife, became a park ranger at 85 – and retired happily at 100

At 104, Betty Reid Soskin has had the most extraordinary life, from protest singing to civil rights activism to meeting the Obamas. She reflects on what it takes to stay strong and keep going

Euronews

Cornell University reaches deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding for research

Cornell has joined the ranks of other top universities, including Columbia, Brown and Pennsylvania, who have made deals with the Trump administration to comply with their interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding for research projects.

The Independent UK

Cornell University announces deal with Trump administration to restore withheld federal funding

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school

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The Independent UK

Trump taps DEI critic to lead workplace civil rights agency

President Donald Trump has appointed Andrea Lucas as chair of the nation's top workplace civil rights agency

The Guardian - US

Trump is weaponizing the welfare state to attack healthcare

The proposed withholding of Medicaid and Medicare to restrict gender-affirming care follows the same logic as attacks on abortion care

The Independent UK

‘Am I allowed my fantasies?’ Joan Baez ponders lifelong pacifism in Trump-inspired poem

POETRY: Last year, the acclaimed singer and civil rights activist Joan Baez published her debut poetry collection. Today, she shares a fiery new work exclusively with ‘The Independent’ that takes aim at the Trump administration and wrestles with her lifelong dedication to pacifism

The Guardian - US

Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows

A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools

Clever Dude

8 Legendary Songs From the 60s and 70s That Defined a Generation

The 1960s and 70s were more than just decades; they were cultural revolutions set to music. From civil rights to counterculture, these years gave birth to songs that became anthems of change, love, rebellion, and hope. Whether you lived through them or discovered them decades later, their impact is undeniable.…

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career

As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers your questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne, and the fight for civil rights

MusicRadar

“It made me want to write a song that, if it ever got back to the people going through those troubles, might just help them a little bit”: The intricate genius and powerful subtext behind a Beatles acoustic gem

At the very heart of the White Album, this tender Beatles masterpiece pulled from the classical music tradition and empathised with the American civil rights movement

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