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LGBTQ+ 'State of emergency' declared, 'Americans Fight Back' guidebook released

Sounding the alarm about the current political climate, the Human Rights Campaign has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. The civil rights group warns of what it calls an “unprecedented and dangerous” spike in discriminatory legislation sweeping state houses

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Supreme Court is poised to dismantle an integral part of LBJ's Great Society – affirmative action

Of all the civil rights policies enacted by U.S President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action is arguably one of the most enduring – and most challenged.

The Conversation

60 years since 'The Children's Crusade' changed Birmingham and the nation

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

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Arrest of ‘Stop Cop City’ bail fund organisers is ‘alarming escalation’ of police retaliation, activists warn

Three people behind legal aid group supporting Atlanta protesters charged with money laundering and fraud

The Independent UK

Farmers’ associations express solidarity with women wrestlers protesting in Delhi

Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sanghala Samanvaya Samithi and civil rights organisations staged a protest at Dharna Chowk here on Thursday to express their solidarity with the women wrestlers

The Hindu

LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties

The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the United States and some parts of the world, a season to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people and to protest against the recent rollback of hard-won civil rights gains

The Independent UK

Justice Department should investigate beatings at Georgia jail, attorney says

A civil rights attorney and a local NAACP president are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what they're calling the systemic abuse of detainees at a county jail in Georgia

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US Army Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' journey from enslaver to Union officer to civil rights defender

As Southern states tear down Confederate statues and the military removes the names of Confederate generals from bases, the issue of how to remember the Civil War is increasingly prominent.

The Conversation

DOJ Says That Cops Who Killed Autistic Teenager May Have Violated His Civil Rights

Eric Parsa died after police placed him in a "prone position" for over nine minutes. Now, the DOJ says that the officers' actions likely violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Reason

The Movement Made Us: true story of family and the civil rights struggle

David Dennis Sr and his son have written a compelling and vitally human tale of the fight for justice and the toll it took

The Guardian - US

DeSantis wants to model America after Florida. Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm on his ‘hostile’ agenda

Three of the largest civil rights groups in the country issued Florida travel advisories in an effort to draw attention to the presidential candidate’s far-right campaign, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Three years on - how George Floyd's murder changed the face of America and the world

George Floyd was killed after he was restrained by officers, with one keeping their knee on his neck for almost 10 minutes as Mr Floyd repeatedly told them he "can't breathe" and that they were "going to kill" him

Daily Mirror

DeSantis wants to model America after Florida. Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm on his ‘hostile’ agenda

Three of the largest civil rights groups in the country issued Florida travel advisories in an effort to draw attention to the presidential candidate’s far-right campaign, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Florida travel warnings intensify as state lawmakers strike back

A growing chorus of leading civil rights groups are issuing travel warnings about visiting Florida amid Gov. Ron DeSantis’ increasingly hostile laws toward women, minorities, immigrants, and the LGBTQ community.

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Boycott Florida? Warnings from civil rights groups call attention to ‘hostile’ DeSantis agenda

Three of the largest civil rights groups in the country issued Florida travel advisories in an effort to draw attention to the presidential candidate’s far-right campaign, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Family of Georgia woman who died after falling from moving patrol car files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit

The Guardian - US

Republican bill requiring display of Ten Commandments in Texas schools fails

Bill which would have required every public school to display text in each classroom condemned by civil rights groups

Los Angeles Times

Venus Williams and artists are helping to restore Nina Simone's childhood home

Venus Williams is helping to save the childhood home of music icon and civil rights activist Nina Simone.

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High school textbooks fall short on teaching Latino history, experience, Johns Hopkins analysis finds

U.S. history textbooks for high schoolers are lacking when it comes to covering the Latino experience, a report by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS found.

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$6m raised to preserve Nina Simone's childhood home

NEW YORK: An art auction and New York gala have raised nearly US$6 million to preserve and restore the childhood home of soul music legend and civil rights activist Nina Simone, organisers said Tuesday.

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A Georgia school district's book bans may have caused a hostile environment, feds say

Forsyth County Schools didn't spell out its criteria to students, the Department of Education says, leaving the impression that diverse authors and characters were excluded.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

LOS ANGELES — Less than a week after removing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their lineup, the Dodgers on Monday re-invited the organization to Pride Night amid backlash from LGBTQ+ and civil rights groups as well as local politicians and even Dodgers employees.

The Independent UK

MLK’s daughter backs call for tourists to boycott ‘racist’ Florida and blasts Ted Cruz

Texas senator used Dr King’s name in his own tweet attacking the NAACP, one of America’s oldest and best known antiracist institutions

The Guardian - UK

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland review – civil war rages before your very eyes

From women howling with grief to teenage soldiers, this documentary about the Troubles is full of grim footage but manages to shape it into a deeply human, lyrical and profound story

The Guardian - UK

Jim Brown obituary

American football star who quit his sporting career to become an actor and civil rights activist

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