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Leaders urge action in 2026: "We are on the brink of tyranny and authoritarianism"

"This is not theoretical," Marc Morial said. "It's showing up in paychecks and classrooms, in courtrooms and communities."

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Harlem civil rights museum highlights the North's forgotten history

The Urban Civil Rights Museum will be New York City's first museum dedicated to the civil rights movement and focused on the North.

Axios

What is Juneteenth in the US and how is it celebrated?

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

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Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity

The Independent UK

Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, civil rights leaders in Selma continue fight

Election of Trump and threats to democracy front of mind as activists remember peaceful marchers attacked by police

The Guardian - US

To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class

The federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in particular Black Americans, to get a toehold into the middle class for decades, as other occupations were closed off because of racial discrimination or patronage

The Independent UK

'Suspicious' Elon Musk Tweets About Needing a Plane Crash to Change DEI Policy Resurface Following DC Tragedy

In the wake of the deadly midair collision over DC, 2024 posts from Elon Musk attacking diversity efforts in aviation have taken on a chilling relevance.

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Jill Biden and Al Sharpton pay tribute to civil rights activist Sybil Morial

First Lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral services in New Orleans for civil rights activist Sybil Morial

The Independent UK

Frankie Beverly, the Maze singer who inspired generations of fans with lasting anthems, dies at 77

Frankie Beverly, who with his band Maze inspired generations of fans with his smooth, soulful voice and lasting anthems including “Before I Let Go,” has died

The Independent UK

Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans' first Black mayor, dead at 91

Civil rights activist Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91

The Independent UK

Fractures in the Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish Americans

The Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish leaders, known largely for shared work on Civil Rights in the 1960s, has a complicated legacy--and an uncertain future between these communities.

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'Gumbo Coalition' leaders: 'We were born into a segregated America–but MLK’s dream is now being tested as never before in our lifetimes'

'We fear America is moving into a dark and divisive period, driven by political forces that seek to find tomorrow in yesterday.'

Fortune

Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color

Race has emerged as a central issue, and a delicate one, in the 2024 presidential contest as the Republican Party fields one of its most racially diverse group of primary candidates ever

The Independent UK

Report finds democracy for Black Americans is under attack

A new report from the National Urban League is citing what the civil rights and urban advocacy group says are some of the top threats to democracy for Black Americans

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Joe Biden faces pressure on policing after Tyre Nichols funeral

Five police officers have been fired and charged with murder and other crimes in connection with Tyre Nichols' death

The Independent UK

After Tyre Nichols funeral, Biden faces pressure on policing

President Joe Biden is facing fresh pressure to make progress on police legislation after the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis

Chicago Sun-Times

State of Black America? Grim, National Urban League says; ‘wealth disparity has gotten wider’

‘What it tells me is that this institutional disparity based on race seems to be built into American society,’ says Marc Morial, the organization’s president.

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Systemic racism holding back Black Americans: Civil rights group

National Urban League says median household income for Black people in US is 37 percent lower than that of white people.

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National Urban League finds State of Black America is grim

The National Urban League has released its annual report on the State of Black America, and its findings are grim

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