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Kerala’s renaissance movement can be equated only with civil rights movements in U.S., South Africa: Tharoor

Kerala's renaissance movement is comparable to civil rights & anti-apartheid movements. Shashi Tharoor spoke at an open forum on Kerala renaissance, noting it was a struggle against oppressive elements in society. The social advancements & achievements in human development index are results of this movement. Leaders like Ayyankali & Sree…

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Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall

An upcoming biography of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis will draw upon hundreds of interviews, along with the civil rights activist’s FBI files and materials from a planned book that was never completed

The Independent UK

Freshman Jackson offers bill to boost USDA civil rights efforts - Roll Call

Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson, the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, introduces legislation to address discrimination at USDA.

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Longstreet: the Confederate general who switched sides on race

Elizabeth Varon considers how Robert E Lee’s lieutenant came to work for civil rights and fight white supremacist violence

The Guardian - US

Edward Blum's crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws.

The Conversation

Chicago wrongly limited affordable housing with aldermanic prerogative, HUD says

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is being asked to enter talks for an “informal resolution” of an almost five-year civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Chicago Sun-Times

Maryland Roommates File Lawsuit After Police Shot Their Dog During Alleged Illegal Home Search

Officers barged into their house without a warrant, shot their dog, and mocked them, a federal civil rights lawsuit says.

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Colman Domingo on Netflix biopic Rustin and rumoured turmoil on Euphoria: ‘A lot of young actors may not be up for the task’

The ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ actor is Oscar-tipped for his role as Bayard Rustin in the new civil rights drama. He speaks to Louis Chilton about why this brilliant gay activist was erased from the story of the 1963 March on Washington, why it was right to cast Tom Hanks…

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin, convicted of George Floyd’s murder, stabbed in federal prison

Former police officer given ‘life-saving measures’ after attack at prison in Arizona

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed judges dealt a ‘body blow’ to the Voting Rights Act

The latest test to landmark civil rights law is a ‘travesty for democracy’ that could head to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Would JFK Have Lost Had He Lived?

On the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, a look at what was and what might have been.

Politico

Rights groups condemn ‘police repression’ at ‘peaceful’ pro-Palestine rally in Sydney

Chris Minns says NSW police acted ‘responsibly’ despite condemnation from protesters and civil rights groups

The Guardian - AU

Trump-appointed judges dealt a ‘body blow’ to the Voting Rights Act

The latest test to landmark civil rights law is a ‘travesty for democracy’ that could head to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government – not private citizens or civil rights groups – could sue to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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The Guardian - US

‘He never hid himself’: the incredible life of gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin

Netflix’s Oscar-tipped biopic tells the story of an activist whose significant work was often discounted because of his sexuality

The Guardian - UK

Rustin review – Colman Domingo lifts dutiful civil rights biopic

Despite a captivating central performance, Bayard Rustin’s story doesn’t quite leap off the screen in George C Wolfe’s stolid follow-up to Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

The Independent UK

New Orleans civil rights activist's family home listed on National Register of Historic Places

The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and that served as a hub for Louisiana’s 1960s civil rights movement has been added to the National Register of Historic Places

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Netflix Film Shines Light on Unsung Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin

Critics, stars praise Colman Domingo’s portrayal of historic March on Washington organizer in ‘Rustin’

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Columbia, Cornell and other colleges face US inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia

The federal government has opened civil rights investigations at seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war

Politico

Cornell and Columbia among 7 schools under scrutiny for antisemitism, Islamophobia

The assistant secretary for civil rights at the Education Department cautioned that just because a school is under investigation “does not reflect a conclusion that the law has been violated.”

The Independent UK

Mississippi man had ID in his pocket when he was buried without his family's knowledge

A prominent civil rights lawyer says Mississippi authorities buried a Black man in a paupers cemetery without notifying his family after he was killed by a police SUV, even though he had ID in his pocket

The Independent UK

Discrimination charge filed against Michigan salon after owner's comments on gender identity

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a charge of discrimination against Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City

WEKU

Lexington is once again rated high nationally on LGBTQ equality

A national civil rights organization is placing Lexington in the top two percent nationally when it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago city lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from hearing a police torture suit linked to Jon Burge

Former civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Cummings, appointed a federal judge this year, once signed off on reports condemning an investigation into accusations of torture by Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.”

The Independent UK

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death

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