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Black mom sues LA Unified over cotton-picking project at elementary school, lawsuit says

LOS ANGELES — A Black parent filed a civil rights lawsuit last week against the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Board of Education, saying that a cotton field was set up at an elementary school in 2017 that was intended to teach students about the experiences of slaves.

Los Angeles Times

Race-Based Layoff Scheme at Minneapolis Schools

From Hans Bader (Liberty Unyielding): The Minneapolis Public Schools have adopted a race-based layoff provision that violates the Constitution and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. "A Minneapolis teachers union contract stipulates that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned before "educators of color" in the event Minneapolis…

Reason

Thao, Kueng reject plea deal offered in George Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao formally rejected a plea offer in court Monday morning that would have allowed them to avoid a state trial and additional prison time from the federal civil rights sentence they received in George Floyd's killing.

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Nottingham City Transport names bus after civil rights campaigner George Powe who made city 'a better place'

He was a prominent community advocate for the rights of the African Caribbean Community

Nottingham Post

Mike Bianchi: Michael Jordan? Puh-leeze! Bill Russell is the NBA’s G.O.A.T.

Shame on us.

Orlando Sentinel

Real critical race theory: It matters

Long before the racist backlash, critical race theory was a useful tool — for explaining racist backlash

Salon

US lawyer released after UAE money laundering conviction

Asim Ghafoor, a prominent civil rights lawyer, was arrested while he was in transit through Dubai airport last month.

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Sacramento agrees to pay $1.7 million to Stephon Clark’s parents, ends family’s lawsuit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The city of Sacramento on Friday announced it had agreed to pay Stephon Clark’s parents $1.7 million, which settles the final remaining portion of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by his family after police shot to death the unarmed Black man in March 2018.

Tribune News Service

Reports: Ex-officer to plead guilty in Breonna Taylor case

A former Kentucky police detective intends to plead guilty to a civil rights charge stemming from the botched drug raid that led to Breonna Taylor's fatal shooting in 2020

The Independent UK

ICE Set Up a Fake College, Robbing and Deporting Foreign Students. Civil Rights Groups Want Answers.

Hundreds of lives were upended by the University of Farmington, a fake university that took $6 million in tuition and fees from foreign students.

Reason

Bill Russell's No. 6 is being retired across the NBA, a first for the league

The number worn by the 11-time champion, civil rights activist and Hall of Fame player and coach is being permanently retired by all 30 teams. Russell died July 31 at age 88.

WEKU

Shams: NBA to retire Boston Celtics, civil rights legend Bill Russell’s No. 6 jersey across the league

"Players who currently wear No. 6 – such as (Los Angeles) Lakers‘ LeBron James – will be grandfathered," added Charania.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twitter Reintroduces Election Misinformation Rules Ahead of US Midterms

Twitter Inc will revive features on the social media site to promote accurate information about the November US midterm election and clamp down on false and misleading posts, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. Civil rights and online misinformation experts have accused social media and tech platforms…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kueng, Thao to appeal federal sentences for violating George Floyd's civil rights

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao plan to appeal their federal prison sentences for violating George Floyd's civil rights during his 2020 killing.

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Roy Hackett's life to be celebrated at St Pauls event next week

Everyone is welcome to attend

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Who is Carolyn Donham? The catalyst for the Emmett Till lynching who is still alive today

The lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 propelled the civil rights movement in the US forward — the woman whose allegations prompted the killing is still alive today.

The Independent UK

Mississippi grand jury declines to indict white woman whose accusations led to Emmett Till lynching

Brutal 1955 incident helped galvanise civil rights movement

Tribune News Service

ACLU urges end to some local immigration enforcement deals

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union urged federal immigration authorities on Tuesday to end dozens of cooperation agreements with local law enforcement agencies that the group identified as having the worst records of civil rights violations, bad jails or prisons and other factors.

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ACLU urges end to some local immigration enforcement deals - Roll Call

Advocacy group highlights DHS cooperation agreements with local agencies that have records of civil rights violations

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ACLU calls for investigation into treatment of migrants in Texas Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

DALLAS — The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU filed a formal complaint on Monday asking for a federal investigation into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star by the Department of Homeland Security civil rights compliance unit.

The Texas Tribune

ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.

Salon

What happened to Glenn Greenwald?

Once a defender of trans rights and friend of Chelsea Manning, Greenwald has drifted toward the culture-war right

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Before Bill Russell tormented Wilt Chamberlain, he established his immortality against another Philly legend

PHILADELPHIA — It’s a testament to Bill Russell that one of the most underrated aspects of his life is that he revolutionized college basketball. His work and activism within the civil rights movement, his remarkable career with the Boston Celtics, his well-earned status as the greatest winner in North American…

The Independent UK

Bill Russell: Basketball great who fought for civil rights

Russell was indomitable on and off the court and one of the most fascinating public figures to straddle sports and civil rights

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to sue gang members and seize their property falters amid criticism over crime and civil rights

CHICAGO — Days before aldermen were set to vote on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial plan to sue gang members as an anti-violence strategy, she texted an impassioned message to several City Council members seeking their support.

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