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US woman whose accusation led to Emmett Till murder dies

The brutality of Till’s 1955 lynching, on display at his open-casket funeral, galvanised the US civil rights movement.

Al Jazeera

Monument to Coretta Scott King dedicated in Atlanta

Atlanta has a new monument and garden celebrating and honoring the legacy of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King

The Independent UK

Emmett Till accuser dies; Carolyn Bryant Donham was 88

The Mississippi lynching of 14-year-old Till became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement when his mother insisted on an open-casket funeral in their hometown of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Harry Belafonte: Singer, actor and unshakeable civil rights activist

America’s first black superstar’s good looks and sweet calypso sounds allowed him to penetrate the wider public arena – where he tirelessly campaigned for racial equality

The Independent UK

Changing how U.S. forms ask about race and ethnicity is complicated. Here's why

How your race and ethnicity are reported for the U.S. census, federal surveys and other forms may change. That could affect data used to redraw voting maps, enforce civil rights and guide research.

WEKU

Goodbye to a Neighborhood

The industrial takeover of Freeport’s East End, a historically Black community, by Port Freeport oil and gas developers is almost complete.

Texas Observer

Explainer-Biden 2024: His record so far on the economy, immigration, civil rights

Incumbent President Joe Biden entered the 2024 election race on Tuesday with something he didn't have two-and-a-half years ago: a record in the White House.

Reuters

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‘I did all that I could’: the tireless activism of Harry Belafonte

The death of the artist and activist leaves behind an important legacy of someone who worked hard to make a difference

The Guardian - US

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States.

The Conversation

Harry Belafonte was one of the last surviving Civil Rights-era performers

The late musician and actor stayed true to his convictions throughout his public life.

Axios

Harry Belafonte was ‘a major influence’ on his Chicago friends, they fondly recall

Belafonte, the singer-actor-activist who died Tuesday at 96, left a legacy that went beyond the entertainment world — he was a fierce advocate for civil rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alton Maddox, lawyer in Tawana Brawley hoax case, dead at 77

Civil rights lawyer Alton Maddox Jr. has died

The Independent UK

Entertainment, civil rights notables honor Harry Belafonte

Reaction is pouring in from civil rights leaders and the entertainment world following the death of Harry Belafonte

The Independent UK

Who is Harry Belafonte? Singer, activist, and actor dies aged 96

Belafonte was active in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s

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Radio France Internationale

US entertainer, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte dies aged 96

Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 96.

Multichannel News

Actor, Singer, Humanitarian Harry Belafonte Has Died

Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner and civil rights icon was 96

The Independent UK

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Harry Belafonte has died at age 96

Chicago Sun-Times

Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Mr. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, a representative said.

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The Guardian - UK

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies aged 96

Chart-topping calypso singer who supported US civil rights movement and African initiatives dies of congestive heart failure

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the growing threat to democracy in India

As his country overtakes China as the world’s most populous, Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government is escalating its attack on civil rights

WEKU

Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'

The former NFL quarterback is assisting the family of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

The Conversation

Black students in Washington state played key role in the Civil Rights Movement, new book states

When it comes to civil rights history, the focus is often on the marches, boycotts, sit-ins and other protests that took place in the South. In “Washington State Rising,” Marc Arsell Robinson, assistant professor of African American history at California State University, San Bernardino, takes a look at the civil…

The Guardian - UK

The Secret Life of Bees review – blazing songs light up civil rights drama

A young white woman and her Black housekeeper flee across the American south amid the historic struggle, buoyed by astonishingly powerful music

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, a Missouri judge has ordered that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Rachel Sharp…

Reason

Daniel Akst: The World War II Pacifists Who Changed America Forever

"Christian libertarians" Bayard Rustin and David Dellinger challenged state power and ended up leading the civil rights movement and anti-Vietnam War protests.

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