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FDNY firehouses still ‘hostile’ to firefighters of color despite years of civil rights litigation, Vulcan Society president says

NEW YORK — The head of the city’s Black firefighters group bashed the FDNY for not making significant progress in creating a “less hostile” atmosphere at firehouses — despite changes required by a groundbreaking civil rights lawsuit.

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Violence against Black women in LA remains high, even as serious crime drops

LOS ANGELES — Even as the rate of serious crime in Los Angeles trends downward, Black women and girls remain at higher risk of victimization than any other demographic, according to a report by the city's civil rights department.

Los Angeles Times

San Francisco will discuss reparation proposals — but even supporters are split

While many cheered the possibility of a huge financial windfall for the city's Black residents, one civil rights leader says the proposal is a distraction from tangible efforts to redress racism.

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Baldwin v Buckley: how the ‘debate play’ made a riveting resurgence

Verbal clashes from history are being thrillingly restaged for modern audiences. Do these grand battles prove we’ve lost the art of disagreement? And could watching them anew change the politics of tomorrow?

The Guardian - UK

3 Virginia hospital workers charged in death of Irvo Otieno at mental health facility

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who's joined the Otieno family's legal team, called the case "shocking."

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Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that will permanently outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state

The Independent UK

Landmarks fall, memories fade. Civil rights tourism may protect Mississippi history

There's a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the stories before memories fade and landmarks are lost.

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Mississippi is home of the blues and key to civil rights past. Locals tell the story

With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.

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Emmett Till's murder is remembered as one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement in this historical drama

After her son was murdered, Emmett Till's mother, Mamie, made a decision that would change the course of history and propel the civil rights movement forward.

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College removes partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest

The University of Rhode Island has removed a partial Malcolm X quote from the facade of its main library that some people say misrepresented the fuller meaning of the civil rights leader’s message

The Independent UK

Best podcasts of the week: Civil rights activist James Meredith reflects on his remarkable life

In this week’s newsletter: The first Black student at the University of Mississippi looks back at segregation and his activism and legacy in Breaking Mississippi. Plus: five of the best Oscars podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Michigan House adds protections for LGBTQ residents to civil rights law

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Michigan House voted Wednesday to include gay and transgender residents among the protected groups of people under the state's anti-discrimination law, the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.

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Louisville police violated constitutional rights, DOJ finds. Consent decree coming

Nearly three years after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police, the U.S. Department of Justice says it found probable cause to believe the Louisville Metro Police Department has violated federal law and the Constitution.

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Prominent US civil rights lawyer Jasmine Rand on being an ally and fighting against racism

Exclusive: For Jasmine Rand, who worked with George Floyd’s family, it’s important to navigate her career in service to others, as she tells Nadine White on International Women’s Day.

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The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, “Trailblazers and Torchbearers,” dives into the stories of female leaders whose legacies have often been overshadowed.

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Season 4 of ‘Buried Truths’ podcast goes back to a 1958 Georgia cold case

ATLANTA — The civil rights cold case in the fourth season of Atlanta radio station WABE’s “Buried Truths” podcast is the most complex story journalist and educator Hank Klibanoff has ever studied.

Salon

Alaska: OK to discriminate against LGBTQ

Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans

The Guardian - US

Judith Heumann, activist who led US disability rights movement, dies aged 75

‘Trailblazer’ fought for civil rights protections at a time when people with disabilities were treated like second-class citizens

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Biden marks Selma’s 1965 ‘Bloody Sunday’ with eye on 2024 race

President Joe Biden listed his major accomplishments in the White House, including appointing the first Black woman Supreme Court justice, as he sought to strengthen ties with Black voters at a hallowed site for the 1960s civil rights movement ahead of a planned 2024 reelection bid.

Axios

Biden commemorates "Bloody Sunday" in Selma by pushing voting rights reform

"Selma is a reckoning. The right to vote and to have your vote counted is the threshold of democracy and liberty," the president said Sunday.

The Independent UK

Biden's Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights

President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Blood Sunday” this weekend in Selma, Alabama

WEKU

Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled

Heumann was instrumental in pushing to expand the civil rights of Americans with disabilities and continued to advocate for disability rights around the globe. She died on Saturday at age 75.

Tribune News Service

Civil rights leaders press Biden to pick Atlanta for DNC

ATLANTA — Civil rights leaders urged President Joe Biden to pick Atlanta to host the Democratic National Convention, arguing that selecting the city for the party’s premier event would honor both its historic legacy and the Black-owned businesses who call the region home.

The Guardian - US

‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: Kimberlé Crenshaw warns against rightwing battle over critical race theory

Exclusive: Author and academic cautions pushback against racial justice education feeds revival of segregationist policies

Axios

What is critical race theory

The rebranding of critical race theory has led to the removal of books about conventional civil rights figures.

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