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The 5th Circuit Says Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional

The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.

Reason

The war in Gaza is leading to deep divisions at Israeli universities

With Arab students suspended for social media posts, it's "the first time we see this large amount of disciplinary procedures against students for expressing themselves," says a civil rights attorney.

WEKU

Civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde chosen for Basava Award; Na. D’Souza gets Pampa Prashasti

Scholar, civil rights activist, and Ambedkarite Anand Teltumbde from Maharashtra and Dr. N.G. Mahadevappa from Dharwad in Karnataka have been picked for the national-level Basava Award for the year 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively.

The Hindu

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Tim Scott’s behaviour around Trump is ‘humiliating’, says the Rev Al Sharpton

‘It was humiliating to watch,’ civil rights leader tells MSNBC after senator appeared with ex-president in New Hampshire

The Guardian - US

Remembering Dexter Scott King: A Heartfelt Tribute from Viola Davis

Viola Davis pays tribute to Dexter Scott King in a heartfelt Instagram post, honoring his memory with a touching message. #InMemoriam #DexterScottKing

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'I'm not safe here': Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion

Federal officials have long warned that restraint and seclusion in schools can be dangerous and traumatizing for children, but school districts often fail to report incidents as required by law.

WEKU

Trump adviser compares Trump's charges to those of civil rights activists

A senior adviser compared the former president's 91 criminal charges to those faced by civil rights activists in the 1960s.

WEKU

Kamala Harris warns US freedom is under ‘profound threat’ in MLK Jr day speech

US vice-president speaks at South Carolina event honoring the civil rights leader, urging voters to ‘roll up our sleeves’

The Guardian - US

MLK Family Members Tapped As Buccaneers Captains for Playoff Game vs. Eagles

This will be the first time the late civil rights leader’s family will attend an NFL game on MLK Day.

Sports Illustrated

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr defends Kennedy administration for wiretapping MLK Jr

The independent presidential candidate thought his family permitted the eavesdropping to ‘prove’ that King’s alleged Communist ties ‘were either right or wrong’

WEKU

Up First briefing: Iowa caucuses; MLK Day

Iowa Republicans kick off the 2024 election season tonight with the first caucuses to choose a presidential candidate. NPR's reading and listening picks to honor Martin Luther King Jr's legacy.

The Guardian - US

‘His dream’s been weaponized into his nightmare’: how Martin Luther King Jr’s words have been co-opted

Politicians and celebrities routinely twist the message of the civil rights icon, turning a radical legacy into revisionist history

Salon

Missing the point of the MLK holiday

We now "treat it like a day to celebrate King and we ignore the fact that all these other things are going on"

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The Guardian - US

‘He’d been through the fire’: John Lewis, civil rights giant, remembered

Biographer Raymond Arsenault discusses the man who marched with King, then became the conscience of Congress

The Independent UK

DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace

Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an 1866 civil rights law meant to protect Black people from economic exclusion as a way to challenge corporate diversity and equity policies as well as funding to Black-owned businesses

Chicago Sun-Times

DuSable Museum kicks off Martin Luther King Jr. weekend with deeper look at the civil rights icon

During a nearly two-hour talk, author Kevin Powell encouraged attendees to find their own path to advancing equity, while emphasizing the breadth of King’s mission and humanity.

Chicago Sun-Times

NFL is out of its league in honoring Martin Luther King

Compared to the NBA, which celebrates the civil rights activist properly (and early), the NFL is sadly fumbling.

The Independent UK

War in Gaza, election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday

As communities nationwide are preparing to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this weekend, some will take a cue from the civil rights icon’s history of protest amid the war in Gaza and a looming presidential election

The Independent UK

Prosecutors urge rejection of ex-cop's bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder

Federal prosecutors have urged a judge to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s attempt to overturn his civil rights conviction in the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Elmore Nickleberry, a Memphis sanitation worker who marched with Martin Luther King, has died at 92

Elmore Nickleberry, a longtime Memphis sanitation worker who participated in the pivotal 1968 strike that brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the city where the civil rights leader was killed, has died at age 92

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