Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

2 ex-officers did not testify at their trial in Tyre Nichols' death. 1 still could

Lawyers for two former Memphis officers have rested their cases without calling them to testify in their defense against charges that they violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights when he was fatally beaten after a 2023 traffic stop

The Independent UK

Unpacking the far right's sheriff myth

Author Jessica Pishko on how two Arizona sheriffs created an entire mythology — and a dangerous movement

Salon

Residents of a small Mississippi town respond to a scathing Justice Department report on policing

A Justice Department report on the police department in Lexington, Mississippi, has found a stunning pattern of racially disparate policing and harassment

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Justice Department Says a Small Mississippi Town Ran a Dickensian Debtor's Prison

Federal investigators say police in Lexington, Mississippi, used illegal searches, excessive force, and kept residents in jail when they couldn't pay off old fines.

Reason

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

Traffic stops by Chicago police have more than doubled over the past nine years in what the American Civil Liberties Union, a civil rights group, is calling the “new stop-and-frisk.”

The Conversation

Justice Department Report Reveals Civil Rights Abuses In Mississippi

Justice Department investigation uncovers discrimination, excessive force, and retaliation in Lexington Police Department in Mississippi.

Top News

Everyone is being dishonest about the filibuster — including Kamala Harris

From Joe Manchin to the vice president to a good chunk of Republicans, no one can admit where they really stand

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Ex-officer testifies he disliked his unit's 'hostility' even before Tyre Nichols beating

A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights has testified that he was looking to leave a crime suppression unit because he was unhappy with the hostility team members were showing citizens, even before they fatally beat Nichols

The Independent UK

Johnny Cash statue to be unveiled at US Capitol to represent Arkansas

Country musician to be honored in statuary hall collection alongside memorial of civil rights leader Daisy Bates

The Guardian - US

Jill Biden and Al Sharpton pay tribute to civil rights activist Sybil Morial

First Lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral services in New Orleans for civil rights activist Sybil Morial

The Independent UK

Missouri Civil Rights Leader Issues Last-Minute Demand to Spare Inmate From Execution: 'Incredible Miscarriage of Justice'

Over a half-million other people are advocating for the exoneration of Marcellus Williams, whom they believe is innocent.

International Business Times

Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs

A broad group of civil rights organizations are calling on the CEOs and board members of major companies to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

The Independent UK

Justice Department Investigates Mississippi Sheriff's Department For Civil Rights Violations

Justice Department investigates police brutality in Rankin County Sheriff's Department after violent attack on two Black men.

Top News

Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

How Jesse Jackson’s populist fight for economic and racial justice resonates today

At the recent Democratic Party Convention in the United States, delegates roared their approval when civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was brought on stage to wave to delegates.

Top News

House Committees Investigate Antisemitism At Universities Receiving Federal Funds

House committees investigate antisemitism on college campuses and request information from HHS and universities receiving federal funds.

The Guardian - US

Civil rights groups condemn senator’s questioning of Arab American witness

Republican John Kennedy of Louisiana accuses thinktank director of supporting Hamas in heated hate crime hearing

Capital & Main

Would Environmental Justice in California Survive a Second Trump White House? Doubtful.

Activists question whether the state would protect communities of color if the EPA is stripped of its watchdog powers.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Defense questions police practices as 3 ex-officers stand trial in Tyre Nichols' death

Defense attorneys have tried to poke holes in Memphis police training practices during the trial of three former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

The Guardian - US

Southern Poverty Law Center workers vote to remove CEO after ‘inhumane’ layoffs

Staffers claim June mass layoffs at civil rights non-profit was a union-busting tactic that ‘destroyed lives’

Reason

Frederick Douglass Praises the "Courage" Of Justice John Marshall Harlan

“In these easy going days [Harlan] should find himself possessed of the courage to resist the temptation to go with the multitude”

Top News

Federal Trial Begins For Former Memphis Police Officers

Federal trial begins for former Memphis officers accused of civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, sparking calls for police reform.

The Independent UK

Opening statements are set in the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Nell McCafferty obituary

Sharman Finlay writes: Nell McCafferty recalled taking part in the civil rights movement and that she had the smell of the riots of the night before in her hair the next day

The Independent UK

Jury selection enters day 2 in the trial of 3 Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Jury selection has entered a second day in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

1 … 31 32 33 34

People

Martin Luther King Jr

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

2,804 stories

Miami Dolphins

1,751 stories

the Wall Street Journal

the American Civil Liberties Union

44 stories

US Capitol

35 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.