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Renowned NBA journalist Jackie MacMullan credits Celtics’ Bill Russell for being ‘fearless’

'This man was a fearless civil rights activist at a time when our country was really very racially divided,' said Jackie Mac.

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Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument

A large bronze statue of the late civil rights icon leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed at the very spot where a contentious monument to the confederacy stood for more than 110 years in the town square before it was dismantled in 2020

The Independent UK

Guilty verdict for white Florida woman who fatally shot Black mother

Susan Lorincz faces up to 30 years for manslaughter in a case that provoked outrage from civil rights advocates

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How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department's civil rights enforcers

The investigations into Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri 10 years ago catapulted the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division into the spotlight

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President Biden To Designate National Monument At Springfield Riot Site

President Biden to designate national monument at 1908 Springfield race riot site, recognizing civil rights history and confronting racial violence.

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Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating a national monument in Springfield, Illinois, at the site of a 1908 race riot that later fueled the formation of the NAACP

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Ohio family reaches $7M settlement in fatal police shooting of 23-year-old

The family of an Ohio man who was shot and killed by a former sheriff’s deputy will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the December 2020 shooting

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No Pseudonymity for Hindu Plaintiffs Challenging Enforcement of California Caste Discrimination Ban

From Hindu American Found. v. Kish, decided today by Judge Dale Drozd (E.D. Cal.): [P]laintiff HAF [and nine individual plaintiffs, including three Doe plaintiffs, seek] declaratory and injunctive relief against defendant Kevin Kish, in his official capacity as the director of the California Civil Rights Department …, for allegedly violating…

Reason

Oldest Latino civil rights group endorses Harris-Walz: 'Latinos understand how much is at stake'

LULAC is endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time in its 95-year history

Latin Times

Operation Lone Star Faces Backlash, As Activists Demand End To Border Militarization And Civil Rights Abuses

The three-year, $11.2 billion program was implemented in 2021 to send thousands of National Guard troops to the border in order to stop illegal immigration.

Latin Times

Andrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor for exhibit on his life

Civil Rights icon Andrew Young — a former ambassador, congressman, Atlanta mayor and member of Martin Luther King Jr.’s inner circle, is coming home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in 1955

The Independent UK

President Biden's Final Agenda: Key Priorities Revealed

President Biden's agenda for his remaining term includes legislation, economic measures, civil rights defense, and global leadership.

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Federal Judge Rules Florida Transgender Health Care Ban Discriminatory

Federal judge rules Florida's transgender health care ban discriminatory under Title VII, violating civil rights and equal employment opportunities.

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New Bill Would Revive the Right To Sue Federal Cops for Constitutional Violations

The Supreme Court created, then gutted, a right to sue federal agents for civil rights violations.

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Former Federal Prison Officer Faces Additional Charges For Sexual Abuse

Former correctional officer at a federal women’s prison in California faces 15 counts of sexual abuse and civil rights violations. Justice Department inten...

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Chicago creates new court to handle the expected mass arrests during Democratic National Convention

Civil rights groups have raised ‘serious concerns’ about ‘mass arrest’ policies

The Guardian - US

Biden calls for supreme court changes and decries Trump immunity ruling

President calls immunity principle ‘dangerous’ in Austin speech, and proposes code of conduct and term limits

The Texas Tribune

In Austin, Biden slams “extreme” U.S. Supreme Court

Biden asked Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to end to presidential immunity during a speech to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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President Biden Calls For Major Supreme Court Reforms

President Biden advocates for significant Supreme Court reforms to uphold civil rights principles and separation of powers, potentially reshaping the court...

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Biden says court reform needed to protect civil rights in speech marking landmark desegregation law

The president wants Congress to impose a binding code of ethics on the high court

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Watch as Biden speaks at Civil Rights Act’s 60th anniversary event

Watch as Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Presidential Library on Monday 29 July.

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Watch as Biden travels to Texas for 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act

Watch as Joe Biden departs for Austin, Texas, to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Presidential Library.

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President Biden Honors Civil Rights Legacy At LBJ Library

President Biden commemorates Civil Rights Act anniversary at LBJ Library, reshaping political landscape.

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Boston’s Bill Russell, civil rights icon – full Library of Congress interview

Watch this extensive interview for the Library of Congress on Celtics legend Bill Russell's work fighting for civil rights.

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Kamala Harris' Memoir Sales Surge After 2024 Presidential Nomination

Explore Kamala Harris' memoir 'The Truths We Hold' and her upbringing in the civil rights movement, family background, and connections with leftist activists.

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