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Civil rights organizations file federal complaint against Texas’ takeover of Houston ISD

The ACLU of Texas, the Houston NAACP and other groups say the takeover is a violation of the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.

The Texas Tribune

Chicago Police must get rid of officers with ties to far-right hate groups

The next mayor and his police superintendent must make it a priority to get rid of officers whose ties to far-right groups make it harder to build trust with the commu

Chicago Sun-Times

Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

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Family of 2-year-old killed by police officer in Kansas files civil rights lawsuit

The civil rights of a 2-year-old girl were violated when she was fatally shot by police last March in southeast Kansas, a federal lawsuit filed Friday alleges.

Tribune News Service

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt arrested in Texas protest

A prominent civil rights attorney was arrested in a Dallas suburb during a demonstration in memory of a Black man who died while struggling with guards at an area jail

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects case of Oklahoma teen killed by police

The Supreme Court won’t hear a civil rights case brought by the parents of a teenager who was naked and unarmed when he was fatally shot by an Oklahoma police officer in 2019

The Independent UK

Charles Barkley on Everything

In an interview, he hits on everything from growing up in Alabama to NIL to LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

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‘Aspect of his heritage’: ACLU blasts school that told Native American boy to cut his hair

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina school fired back after a civil rights group blasted its short hair rule as “discriminatory.”

Tribune News Service

NYC pays millions for police misconduct

Lawmakers question if NYC enables bad policing by defending against misconduct claims instead of demanding change

Salon

Residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ announce lawsuit against local officials

Residents accuse St James parish officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by approving petrochemical plants

The Guardian - US

He chronicles SC’s Black history. It began with his great-grandfather

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Some begin their day with a cup of coffee. Every morning when he wakes up, Bobby Donaldson checks the obituaries.

Tribune News Service

FDNY firehouses still ‘hostile’ to firefighters of color despite years of civil rights litigation, Vulcan Society president says

NEW YORK — The head of the city’s Black firefighters group bashed the FDNY for not making significant progress in creating a “less hostile” atmosphere at firehouses — despite changes required by a groundbreaking civil rights lawsuit.

Tribune News Service

Violence against Black women in LA remains high, even as serious crime drops

LOS ANGELES — Even as the rate of serious crime in Los Angeles trends downward, Black women and girls remain at higher risk of victimization than any other demographic, according to a report by the city's civil rights department.

Los Angeles Times

San Francisco will discuss reparation proposals — but even supporters are split

While many cheered the possibility of a huge financial windfall for the city's Black residents, one civil rights leader says the proposal is a distraction from tangible efforts to redress racism.

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The Guardian - UK

Baldwin v Buckley: how the ‘debate play’ made a riveting resurgence

Verbal clashes from history are being thrillingly restaged for modern audiences. Do these grand battles prove we’ve lost the art of disagreement? And could watching them anew change the politics of tomorrow?

Axios

3 Virginia hospital workers charged in death of Irvo Otieno at mental health facility

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who's joined the Otieno family's legal team, called the case "shocking."

The Independent UK

Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that will permanently outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state

WEKU

Landmarks fall, memories fade. Civil rights tourism may protect Mississippi history

There's a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the stories before memories fade and landmarks are lost.

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Mississippi is home of the blues and key to civil rights past. Locals tell the story

With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.

ABC News

Emmett Till's murder is remembered as one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement in this historical drama

After her son was murdered, Emmett Till's mother, Mamie, made a decision that would change the course of history and propel the civil rights movement forward.

The Independent UK

College removes partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest

The University of Rhode Island has removed a partial Malcolm X quote from the facade of its main library that some people say misrepresented the fuller meaning of the civil rights leader’s message

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Civil rights activist James Meredith reflects on his remarkable life

In this week’s newsletter: The first Black student at the University of Mississippi looks back at segregation and his activism and legacy in Breaking Mississippi. Plus: five of the best Oscars podcasts

Tribune News Service

Michigan House adds protections for LGBTQ residents to civil rights law

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Michigan House voted Wednesday to include gay and transgender residents among the protected groups of people under the state's anti-discrimination law, the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.

Tribune News Service

Louisville police violated constitutional rights, DOJ finds. Consent decree coming

Nearly three years after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police, the U.S. Department of Justice says it found probable cause to believe the Louisville Metro Police Department has violated federal law and the Constitution.

The Independent UK

Prominent US civil rights lawyer Jasmine Rand on being an ally and fighting against racism

Exclusive: For Jasmine Rand, who worked with George Floyd’s family, it’s important to navigate her career in service to others, as she tells Nadine White on International Women’s Day.

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