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Black voter support for President Biden declining, says civil rights attorney

Is President Biden's messaging resonating with black voters? Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell weighs in on the declining support and a possible historic c...

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Legal challenge to Dallas County’s cash bail system ends after U.S. Supreme Court declines to step in

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously held that federal courts can’t weigh in on the constitutionality of the county’s pre-trial processes.

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Controversial Harvard dean accused of systemic racism and discrimination

Uncover the hypocrisy and discrimination on college campuses as we delve into the rise of civil rights Marxism and the fight for colorblind equality.

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Best Free Martin Luther King Jr. Lessons and Activities

These free lessons and activities provide a wide range of approaches to teaching about Martin Luther King Jr.

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Al Sharpton says ousted Harvard chief was ‘scapegoat’ in fight against diversity

Civil rights leader hosts protest outside office of alumnus who spearheaded campaign to remove Claudine Gay and criticized DEI

The Guardian - US

Corporate America’s Big Lie: What’s Good for Us Is Good for the Country

After decades of shaping the nation’s narrative, corporate America has now weaponized its playbook in a more aggressive way, the authors of Corporate Bullsh*t warn.

Capital & Main

Voting Rights Act faces new wave of dire threats in 2024

A victory in 2023 in Alabama after a supreme court ruling may be short-lived as three cases pose a dire threat to voting rights

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Civil rights leader forcibly removed from theater for using disability chair

In this interview, Bishop William Barber discusses his recent incident at a theater and advocates for better accommodations for people with disabilities.

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Civil rights leader removed from movie theater for using his own chair

A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons

The Independent UK

AMC Theatres apologizes for kicking out a civil rights leader for using his own chair

Bishop William J. Barber II, who suffers from a chronic and painful form of arthritis, was escorted out of an AMC movie theater after he tried to use his own chair in the accessible section.

WEKU

Theatre chain AMC apologizes after civil rights leader says he was kicked out of screening

The Rev William Barber says he was trying to use his own chair in the disabled section for a screening of The Color Purple

The Guardian - US

Civil rights leader kicked out of theater over disability accommodation

Reverend Barber's encounter with AMC Theater in Greenville, NC highlights a lack of respect for his special needs. AMC apologizes and vows policy review.

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Tom Smothers of sibling comedy duo the Smothers Brothers dies at age 86

Tom and brother Dick’s groundbreaking CBS show was pulled when they took a stance against Vietnam war and for civil rights

The Guardian - US

Photographer Cecil Williams' vision gives South Carolina its only civil rights museum

Cecil Williams spent decades photographing South Carolina's civil rights history

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2023 was a year of big anniversaries

In 2023, we marked 20 years since the Iraq War, 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, and 60 years since the JFK assassination. Here's a roundup of historical events we wrote about over the past year.

Reason

Trump's Promise to 'Indemnify' Cops 'Against Any and All Liability' Is Absurd for 2 Reasons

Police officers already are routinely indemnified, and suing them for abuse is much harder than Trump claims.

The Independent UK

White couple accused of stalking and yelling racial slurs at Black neighbours

Worden Butler, 28, and Alexis Hartnett, 27, under federal civil rights probe after allegedly burning cross in their backyard at Thanksgiving

The Guardian - US

Book bans use ‘parental rights’ as cover to attack civil liberties, Democrat warns

Florida congressman Maxwell Frost, who introduced the Fight Banned Books Act, says bans are ‘baseless attack on our civil rights’

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Texas Border Law Sparks Concerns as Migrants Surge, Enforcement Dilemma

Texas' controversial new border law, being challenged by civil rights groups, raises concerns about housing and training for migrants. Governor Abbott inte...

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Lawsuit challenges Texas border law, alleging racial profiling concerns

Texas faces a legal battle as civil rights groups sue over a controversial border law, raising concerns over racial profiling and constitutional rights. Th...

Latin Times

SB 4: Civil Rights Groups Sue Texas Over Law Allowing Police to Arrest and Deport Migrants

The organizations claim that the law, which was passed yesterday and is set to go into effect in March, is unconstitutional and preempted by federal law

The Independent UK

Greg Abbott just raised the stakes in his anti-Biden immigration war

Members of Congress want Department of Justice to challenge Texas law

The Independent UK

Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Civil rights organization challenged a new Texas immigration law on Tuesday which would allow police to arrest migrants suspectedly of crossing the border illegally and permit judges to order them to leave the U.S. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Austin on Tuesday, comes less than 24 hours after…

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Indicted Ex-Congressman George Santos Eyes Political Comeback

George Santos gets grilled about his lies, federal charges and ignorance of civil rights icons in a hilarious, yet revealing talk show interview.

The Independent UK

Mississippi local officials say human error and poor training led to election-day chaos

The county election officials under whose watch ballot shortages hampered voting in Mississippi’s largest county said technical mishaps and insufficient training were to blame for election day chaos in November

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