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Trump's education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does

If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”

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Trump is disappearing immigrants into Guantanamo’s legal ‘black box,’ lawsuit says

Civil rights groups and families of detained immigrants are suing for access to the military prison

The Independent UK

ACLU sues for access to migrants flown to Guantanamo this month

Civil rights attorneys have sued the Trump administration to gain access to detained migrants who they say have been flown to Guantanamo Bay and held there without being able to consult lawyers or speak to relatives

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Malcolm X’s visit to West Midlands to be remembered in mural

Street art will mark 60 years since US civil rights leader’s trip to Smethwick shortly before his assassination

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Proposed ban on protest outside places of worship could prevent Town Hall rallies, Sydney mayor warns

Clover Moore says police would have power to block peaceful demonstrations and warns against eroding civil rights

The Guardian - AU

Trump Orders Top-Secret JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files To Be Declassified To Public

Decades after the late US President John F. Kennedy (JFK), civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and JFK’s brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated in 1963 and 1968, respectively, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to release all information related to the murders in an…

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Trump Administration Investigates Civil Rights Violations In Transgender Athletics

The Trump administration investigates civil rights violations over transgender athlete policies in educational and athletic settings.

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San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes

The Education Department says it is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women’s teams

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Education Department Prioritizes Antisemitism Complaints Under Trump Administration

The Trump administration's directive to prioritize antisemitism complaints at schools may overshadow other civil rights violations, sparking concerns about...

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Trump signs executive order banning trans women and girls from women’s sports

The president’s latest order joins a broad push to erase protections for LGBT+ Americans that civil rights groups have blasted as a manufactured crisis

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Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand

A court has allowed one of state’s largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones

The Guardian - US

No one is safe from Trump’s racist agenda

Trump’s attacks on civil rights don’t just affect people of color, they reach other citizens as well

The Guardian - US

Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send ‘homegrowns’ to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’

Immigration law experts and constitutional scholars are warning against the president’s threat to exile citizens in foreign jails

The Independent UK

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

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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

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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 Guardian - UK

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

International Business Times 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.

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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

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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 Guardian - US

‘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 - UK

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

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