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Trump's opening assault on diversity

Trump all-encompassing war on diversity is part of an effort to roll back the gains of the Civil Rights Movement

Salon

Trump administration opens antisemitism inquiries at 5 colleges including Columbia and Berkeley

The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley

The Independent UK

Richmond's first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer

Current and former Virginia leaders are recalling the first Black mayor of Richmond for his trailblazing career and lifetime commitment to civil rights

The Independent UK

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Bristol memorial service pays tribute to civil rights activist Paul Stephenson

Paul Boateng and Sir Trevor Phillips among those present to remember man who played pivotal role in 1963 bus boycott

The Guardian - UK

Updated List of DC Plane Crash Victims: Why Were So Many Of Them Figure Skaters?

Among the dead in an aircraft crash over the Potomac River were several prominent competitive figure skaters, coaches, and their families returning from an important national event in Wichita, Kansas.

International Business Times UK

Civil Rights Attorney Kiah Duggins Among Victims In Midair Collision

Learn about the life and impactful career of Kiah Duggins, a Harvard Law School graduate and civil rights attorney tragically lost in a midair collision at...

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Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs

Civil rights activists have gathered outside Target's Minneapolis headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

The Independent UK

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Trump Orders Schools To Stop Teaching Critical Race Theory

President Trump's executive orders target critical race theory in schools and combat antisemitism on campuses, sparking controversy and concerns over free ...

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Wife of 72-year-old veteran beaten to death by a cellmate in Alabama jail sues corrections officers

The wife of a 72-year-old veteran who was beaten to death by a cellmate in an Alabama jail has filed a civil rights lawsuit against three deputies working at the Macon County jail

The Independent UK

Alabama police sued after viral video shows officer using a Taser on handcuffed man

A man has filed a $20 million federal civil rights lawsuit against police officers in Pickens County, Alabama, saying he was repeatedly and wrongly shocked with a Taser

The Independent UK

‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries

A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance

The Guardian - US

Theaster Gates: ‘I’m an artist. It’s my job to wake things up’

In the week of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the US artist is in the UK with a show drawing on the legacy of Malcolm X – and an alternative vision for making America great again

The Guardian - UK

New Jersey Mayor And Democrats Condemn ICE Raid

ICE raid in Newark, NJ criticized for civil rights violations. Mayor Baraka and Democrats condemn the operation, raising concerns about unlawful actions.

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Trump Declassifies JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr Assassination Files

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of president John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. "A lot of people have been waiting for this for years, for decades," Trump told reporters as…

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Trump puts a freeze on new civil rights cases and settlements, worrying advocates

Civil rights division is being asked to pause new cases and investigations as Trump nominees examine new paths

Fortune

Trump's anti-DEI spree overturns LBJ-era order safeguarding federal workers from discrimination

Trump overturned a 1965 executive order that forbade federal contractors from discrimination.

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Trump Administration Freezes Civil Rights Litigation And Police Reforms

The Justice Department freezes civil rights litigation and considers revisiting police reform agreements under new leadership.

International Business Times

Trump's Crackdown On DEI: Federal Employees Urged To Expose Concealed Diversity Plans

The memo, sent to employees across multiple departments, was signed by various members of Trump's cabinet, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department and Acting Attorney General James McHenry at the Justice Department.

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DOJ Orders Freeze On Civil Rights Litigation Cases

DOJ halts civil rights litigation and faces challenges with police reform consent decrees.

The Independent UK

Pregnant women are ‘sad, anxious and confused’ after Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship

Immigrant mothers fear their children could live in stateless limbo after the president’s sweeping executive action, Alex Woodward reports

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Supreme Court Considers Reviving Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Officer

Supreme Court reevaluates a civil rights lawsuit involving a fatal police shooting during a traffic stop in Houston, with broader implications for similar ...

The Independent UK

Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls

The Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls

The Guardian - US

US diversity staff put on leave as Trump orders end to federal DEI programs

President decrees end of DEI offices, roles and initiatives within 60 days and repeals civil rights-era equity policies

The Independent UK

Trump sued by 22 states and pregnant women over ‘flagrantly illegal’ birthright citizenship order

Lawsuits filed across the country warn Trump’s actions will have ‘overwhelming and devastating’ impacts to families

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MLK Day Service Emphasizes Justice And Social Solidarity

Discover how a choir's performance and powerful messages marked MLK Day at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, emphasizing justice and activism.

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