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Parents and civil rights groups sue Louisiana to block ‘disturbing’ Ten Commandments law

Governor Jeff Landry said he couldn’t ‘wait to be sued’ – and now a First Amendment court battle begins

The Independent UK

Buttigieg tours Mississippi civil rights site and says transportation is key to equity in the US

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has toured the home of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi’s capital city

The Independent UK

Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California

Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency

The Independent UK

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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down

Opal Lee, who helped make Juneteenth a holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year

The Independent UK

Why expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rights

Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, believed civil rights went beyond the ballot box. To Moses, who was a teacher as well as an activist, math literacy is a civil right: a requirement to earning a living wage in modern…

The Conversation

Why Wikipedia just labeled a top Jewish civil rights organization ‘unreliable’ on the Israel-Palestine crisis

The decision is a major blow to the Anti-Defamation League

The Independent UK

Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest

Civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson and Pulitzer-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis are debuting a new live performance album of historic jazz records created in time for Juneteenth to protest racial injustice

The Independent UK

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EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback

Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution

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University Of Michigan Fails To Address Hostile Campus Environment

U.S. Education Department investigates University of Michigan for failing to address hostility during Israel-Hamas conflict protests, leading to inquiries ...

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British families flying to Europe may face AI ‘lie detector’ test

Civil rights groups and politicians across the EU criticised the scheme

Evening Standard

Report uncovering biased policing in Phoenix prompts gathering in support of the victims

Supporters of over two dozen alleged victims of civil rights violations at the hands of Phoenix police plan to speak out a day after a scathing Justice Department report

The Independent UK

James Lawson Gave Us Equal Time

The civil rights leader showed that even in Los Angeles, color drives class divisions and racial justice drives economic justice.

Capital & Main

Justice Department Says Phoenix Police Violated Rights of Children, Minorities, Protesters, Homeless People

Phoenix police are trained that "deescalation" means overwhelming and immediate force, whether or not it's necessary.

Reason

US Ambassador Warns Migrants Of Consequences At Mexico Border

U.S. Ambassador warns migrants of consequences for illegal entry into the U.S. amid policy changes. Civil rights groups express concerns over likening poli...

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Phoenix Police Department Under Investigation For Civil Rights Violations

The Justice Department's investigation uncovers unconstitutional behavior and discrimination within the Phoenix Police Department.

The Independent UK

Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says

The U.S. Justice Department says Phoenix police violate people’s rights, discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people when enforcing the law and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force

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Phoenix Police Department Faces Allegations Of Civil Rights Violations

U.S. Justice Department report uncovers civil rights violations and excessive force by Phoenix Police Department, highlighting systemic issues and the need...

The Conversation

Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power of love’ to challenge injustice

Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., who died on June 9, 2024, at the age of 95, was a Methodist minister and a powerful advocate of nonviolence during the Civil Rights Movement.

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The Independent UK

ACLU sues Biden over border executive order that allows him to turn back migrants

Civil rights groups were left with ‘no alternative’ after Biden’s ‘shameful’ executive order to address the border crisis

Latin Times

Iowa defends new Texas-like immigration law allowing criminal charges be brought to some immigrants

The DOJ and civil rights groups coalition argue SF2340 is unconstitutional, but Iowa says it is within their rights to enforce laws

France 24

'Strategist of nonviolence': US civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson dies at 95

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95.

The Independent UK

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., has died

The Guardian - UK

Wedding Band: A Love Hate Story in Black and White review – high-stakes passion in the segregated south

Alice Childress’s powerful story of a biracial couple is set in South Carolina in 1918, but burns with the heat of the civil rights era when it was written

The Guardian - US

NAACP calls on Biden-Harris to halt weapons to Israel and push for ceasefire

Civil rights organization also called for Hamas to return Israeli hostages and to ‘stop all terrorist activity’

Salon

NAACP urges Biden to cut off Israel

The Black-led civil rights organization is concerned that U.S. weapons are being used to target civilians

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