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Richard Hunt, iconic Chicago sculptor, dies at 88

A lifelong advocate for equity and inclusion, the Chicagoan recently completed a model for a monument to Emmett Till that is to be installed at the childhood home of the civil rights icon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights leaders, reflects on first year in Congress

“You have to believe that peace is possible,” says the freshman Democrat and Foreign Affairs Committee member, who has called for a cease-fire.

Roll Call

Civil Rights Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court To Strike Down Mississippi's Jim Crow–Era Felon Voting Ban

A broad coalition of civil rights groups and think tanks, including Reason Foundation, say that Mississippi's "mandatory, permanent, and effectively irrevocable" voting ban for certain offenders violates the Constitution.

Reason

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Ohio prosecutors broke rules to win convictions and got away with it

About 100 prosecutors across Ohio violated standards meant to protect a defendant's civil rights in criminal trials, an investigation by NPR and its reporting partners found. Some did so repeatedly.

WEKU

Watch: MLB player Larry Doby posthumously honoured with Congressional Gold Medal

Watch as Major League Baseball player, civil rights activist, and World War II veteran Lawrence Eugene “Larry” Doby is posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, 13 December.

The Independent UK

New Hampshire attorney general files second complaint against white nationalist group

The New Hampshire attorney general is again accusing a white nationalist group of civil rights violations, this time in response to a demonstration outside a Concord café hosting a drag story hour event

The Independent UK

Memoir by Beyoncé’s father Mathew Knowles to become feature film

The movie will be based on Racism from the Eyes of a Child – the pop mogul’s book about his early life in pre-civil rights Alabama

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Civil rights groups appeal court ruling that threatens Voting Rights Act enforcement

Civil rights groups are appealing a federal court ruling that could make it harder to enforce key voting protections for people of color under the Voting Rights Act.

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$15M Jury Award to Doctor Who Claimed Anti-Male Bias in University Finding He Had Committed Sexual Assault

From the Philadelphia Inquirer (Wendy Ruderman) Thursday: A federal jury found Thursday that Thomas Jefferson University conducted a gender-biased investigation into allegations that former Rothman Orthopaedic Institute surgeon John Abraham raped a former medical resident. After a four-day civil trial in U.S. District Court, jurors determined that Jefferson's leadership violated…

Reason

Iran bans Mahsa Amini's family from traveling to receive the European Union’s top human rights prize

Iranian authorities banned members of the late Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to receive the European Union’s top human rights prize on her behalf, a civil rights monitor reported

The Independent UK

Massachusetts attorney general files civil rights lawsuit against white nationalist group

Massachusetts’ attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing a white nationalist group of civil rights violations, saying it repeatedly subjected LGBTQ+ events and facilities sheltering migrant families to intimidation and harassment

The Independent UK

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…

The Hindu

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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The Guardian - US

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 Conversation

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Reason

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 Guardian - AU

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 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 Conversation

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.

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

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