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$24M California settlement in death of man in police custody

Lawyers say California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe.”

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

West Texas school district under federal investigation for punishing Black student

There are more than 60 open federal civil rights investigations into Texas schools.

The Texas Tribune · May 9, 2023

The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York

Through more than 200 years of service, the Sisters of Charity of New York have nursed Civil War casualties, joined civil rights and anti-war demonstrations, cared for orphans, and taught countless children

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

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Brickbat: Like a Candle in the Wind

Facing a possible civil rights lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has backed off a threat to revoke the accreditation of Saint Francis Hospital South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The agency had threatened to revoke the hospital's accreditation if it did not extinguish the candle burning in its…

Reason · May 9, 2023

Deputies in civil rights probe accused of sexual assault

An attorney says Mississippi sheriff's deputies already being investigated for possible civil rights violations after allegedly placing a gun in a Black man's mouth and firing it attempted to sexually assault him and a second man during the same encounter

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Standard General Makes Renewed Diversity Commitments; Enlists More Support for Tegna Deal

Civil rights groups and NYC mayor Adams urge FCC to quickly review the acquisition as it faces a May 22 financial deadline

TV Tech · May 8, 2023

Alabama violated civil rights with poor sanitation, Biden administration finds

Report finds state discriminated against Black residents with ‘consistent pattern of inaction and/or neglect’ over health risks of raw sewage

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2023

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DOJ: Alabama ignored sewer issues, harmed Black residents

The U.S. Department of Justice says an environmental justice probe found Alabama engaged in a pattern of inaction and neglect regarding the risks of raw sewage for residents in an impoverished county

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

$Bigotry Is Bigger in Texas$

Bigotry Is Bigger in Texas

52 bills and counting. A civil rights attorney reflects on the current legislative session's attacks on transgender and LGBTQ+ rights.

Texas Observer · May 4, 2023

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred preparing to challenge Ted Cruz in 2024, sources say

The former NFL player and civil rights lawyer has been a rising Democratic star in Congress.

The Texas Tribune · May 1, 2023

‘Not just a problem of science’: how the environmental crisis is also cultural

An interrogative exhibition at the New-York Historical Society examines the social, cultural and civil rights impact of development and devastation

The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023

White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Joe Biden pokes fun at his age, calls for release of detained journalists

The dinner celebrated the First Amendment and Biden said, ‘I believe in the First Amendment — not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.’

Chicago Sun-Times · May 1, 2023

Celtics great Bill Russell investigated by FBI in 1960s for civil rights activism

The parallels with how the Bureau collects information on Black activists today is notable.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 29, 2023

Statue honoring Mamie Till-Mobley to be unveiled in Illinois

A memorial honoring Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, will be unveiled Saturday outside the suburban Chicago high school she attended as a young woman, long before she became a critical player in the Civil Rights Movement

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

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TV Tech · Apr 28, 2023

Standard General Turns Up Heat on FCC as Deadline for Merger Approval Nears

Station group recruits FCC commissioners, Sen. Bob Menendez and civil rights groups to voice support for Standard-General TEGNA Deal

Fortune · Apr 28, 2023

Remembering the artist and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte, the trailblazing singer, actor, and civil rights icon, died at 96.

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2023

Emmett Till's accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died – here's how the 1955 murder case helped define civil rights history

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making inappropriate advances toward her in 1955, has died at the age of 88 in Louisiana, according to a coroner’s report.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Bono: ‘The lesson Harry Belafonte taught me’

Pioneering musician and activist Harry Belafonte has died aged 96. Here, Bono remembers a ‘lightbulb moment’ when he came face-to-face

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The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Emmett Till’s accuser Carolyn Bryant dies, leaving Till family searching for justice and answers

Nobody has been convicted of any crimes in connection with the 14-year-old’s lynching in 1955, Alex Woodward and Josh Marcus report

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2023

Emmett Till: How a 14-year-old's brutal killing shaped America's civil rights movement

Emmett Till's 1955 lynching and the photo of his body, which his mother wanted the world to see, brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi and the entire United States.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2023

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.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2023

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.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

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

WEKU · Apr 27, 2023

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.

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