DOGE’s next target: federal officials monitoring civil rights and discrimination, report says Leaked documents reveal the scope and speed at which Elon Musk intends to gut the workforce The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans The NAACP, one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the country, has released an advisory notifying Black Americans of companies that have reversed course on past diversity, equity and inclusion commitments The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025
EEOC seeks to drop a gender discrimination case, signaling a big shift in civil rights enforcement The federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit on behalf of a worker allegedly fired for his sexual orientation and gender identity, arguing that the case now conflicts with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025
Trump's education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.” The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025
Trump is disappearing immigrants into Guantanamo’s legal ‘black box,’ lawsuit says Civil rights groups and families of detained immigrants are suing for access to the military prison The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025
ACLU sues for access to migrants flown to Guantanamo this month Civil rights attorneys have sued the Trump administration to gain access to detained migrants who they say have been flown to Guantanamo Bay and held there without being able to consult lawyers or speak to relatives The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
Malcolm X’s visit to West Midlands to be remembered in mural Street art will mark 60 years since US civil rights leader’s trip to Smethwick shortly before his assassination The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Proposed ban on protest outside places of worship could prevent Town Hall rallies, Sydney mayor warns Clover Moore says police would have power to block peaceful demonstrations and warns against eroding civil rights The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2025
Trump Orders Top-Secret JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files To Be Declassified To Public Decades after the late US President John F. Kennedy (JFK), civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and JFK’s brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated in 1963 and 1968, respectively, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to release all information related to the murders in an… Pedestrian.tv · Feb 9, 2025
Trump Administration Investigates Civil Rights Violations In Transgender Athletics The Trump administration investigates civil rights violations over transgender athlete policies in educational and athletic settings. Top News · Feb 7, 2025
San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes The Education Department says it is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women’s teams The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
Education Department Prioritizes Antisemitism Complaints Under Trump Administration The Trump administration's directive to prioritize antisemitism complaints at schools may overshadow other civil rights violations, sparking concerns about... Top News · Feb 6, 2025
Trump signs executive order banning trans women and girls from women’s sports The president’s latest order joins a broad push to erase protections for LGBT+ Americans that civil rights groups have blasted as a manufactured crisis The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand A court has allowed one of state’s largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025
The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025 No one is safe from Trump’s racist agenda Trump’s attacks on civil rights don’t just affect people of color, they reach other citizens as well
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025 Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send ‘homegrowns’ to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’ Immigration law experts and constitutional scholars are warning against the president’s threat to exile citizens in foreign jails
Salon · Feb 4, 2025 Trump's opening assault on diversity Trump all-encompassing war on diversity is part of an effort to roll back the gains of the Civil Rights Movement
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025 Trump administration opens antisemitism inquiries at 5 colleges including Columbia and Berkeley The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2025 Richmond's first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer Current and former Virginia leaders are recalling the first Black mayor of Richmond for his trailblazing career and lifetime commitment to civil rights
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025 Bristol memorial service pays tribute to civil rights activist Paul Stephenson Paul Boateng and Sir Trevor Phillips among those present to remember man who played pivotal role in 1963 bus boycott
International Business Times UK · Jan 31, 2025 Updated List of DC Plane Crash Victims: Why Were So Many Of Them Figure Skaters? Among the dead in an aircraft crash over the Potomac River were several prominent competitive figure skaters, coaches, and their families returning from an important national event in Wichita, Kansas.
Top News · Jan 31, 2025 Civil Rights Attorney Kiah Duggins Among Victims In Midair Collision Learn about the life and impactful career of Kiah Duggins, a Harvard Law School graduate and civil rights attorney tragically lost in a midair collision at...
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs Civil rights activists have gathered outside Target's Minneapolis headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Top News · Jan 30, 2025 Trump Orders Schools To Stop Teaching Critical Race Theory President Trump's executive orders target critical race theory in schools and combat antisemitism on campuses, sparking controversy and concerns over free ...
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025 Wife of 72-year-old veteran beaten to death by a cellmate in Alabama jail sues corrections officers The wife of a 72-year-old veteran who was beaten to death by a cellmate in an Alabama jail has filed a civil rights lawsuit against three deputies working at the Macon County jail