The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Georgia sheriff testifies to dispute civil rights charges

A Georgia sheriff on trial for abusing the rights of jail detainees who were strapped into restraint chairs has denied wrongdoing

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

EPA starts civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel

The civil rights group says the law is in conflict with a 40-year-old supreme court ruling that boycotts are protected speech

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2022

91-year-old Boston woman stabbed at park thanks 'angels'

A 91-year-old civil rights activist and education pioneer who was stabbed while walking her dog in a Boston park last week says she no longer feels safe walking alone

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders

A new biopic about the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement, is being promoted as a tribute to Black women and Black mothers who are continuing her legacy and fight for justice, equality and equity

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022

91-year-old activist releases 1st statement since stabbing

A 91-year-old education equity pioneer and civil rights activist who was stabbed while walking her dog in a Boston park has released her first public statement since the attack, keeping the focus on her lifetime work of helping children

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

Spain broke law returning migrants to Morocco during deadly mass border crossing - ombudsman

Spanish authorities failed to uphold domestic and international law in returning to Morocco nearly 500 migrants following a mass border crossing in which at least 23 people died, the country's civil rights ombudsman said in an interim report on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 14, 2022

How the star of 'Till' found the strength to play 'the mother lode' of roles

LOS ANGELES — Danielle Deadwyler vividly recalls what went through her mind when she learned that she had landed the lead role in "Till," a new film centered on civil rights advocate Mamie Till-Mobley and her fight for justice following the brutal slaying of her son Emmett Till in the…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

Rev. Jesse Jackson won’t slow down at 81: ‘It’s my sense of purpose’

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson turned 81 last week, and will celebrate at a birthday gala on Friday. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017, he told the Chicago Sun-Times he has no intention of taking it easy. Right now, his focus is on registering voters for the upcoming election.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14, 2022

L.A. City Council crisis exposes Black-Latino divisions — and unity

How Latinos and Black Americans work together today may define the nation's future around civil rights and equality.

Axios · Oct 13, 2022