The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

New Orleans civil rights icon Tessie Prevost dead at 69

Funeral services will be held Saturday for one of four Black women who helped integrate New Orleans public schools when they were girls in 1960

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. But although Montgomery now embraces its history of bus boycotts and protest marches, it remains one of the most segregated U.S. cities, and still struggles with racial inequality.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2024

Al Sharpton on Joe Biden’s re-election bid: ‘Let him make up his mind’

Veteran civil rights leader hesitates to call for president to step aside, noting Biden’s strong first-term record

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2024

Funeral is held for Black man who died while being pinned down by security outside a Milwaukee hotel

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy at Thursday funeral in Wisconsin

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

A Black man didn’t get a job interview until he changed the name on his resume. Now he’s suing

Lawsuit claims that the hotel violated the state’s Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act by denying Dwight Jackson an interview

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

Sullivan & Cromwell will scan new hires for anti-Israel protest activities

A lawyer called the policy so “draconian” that it could run afoul of the Civil Rights Act.

Fortune · Jul 10, 2024

Family of Black man who died after being pinned down by hotel security guards is fighting for criminal charges

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has compared Dvontaye Mitchell’s death to that of George Floyd.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024

Civil rights attorney calls for justice after US Black man killed by security guards

Ben Crump demands killing not be ‘swept under rug’ after D’vontaye Mitchell was held down outside Milwaukee hotel

The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2024

Department of Education and Brown University reach agreement on antidiscrimination efforts

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it entered an agreement with Brown University to make sure the school's in compliance with federal law barring discrimination and harassment against students of Jewish, Palestinian, Arab and Muslim ancestry

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024

President Joe Biden to speak in Austin as Republican convention kicks off in Milwaukee

The President’s visit will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He'll then travel to Nevada to speak at the NAACP and UnidosUS conferences in Las Vegas.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 7, 2024