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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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Boston Celtics release memorial video for NBA, civil rights icon Bill Russell

As an inseparable part of the Celtics organization and the NBA more generally, Russell was a living, breathing embodiment of what we all ought to aspire towards whether in sport or life beyond it.

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In Memoriam: Boston Celtics, civil rights icon Bill Russell (1934-2022)

The NBA put together this video tribute of Russell's extraordinary life.

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Boston Celtics and civil rights icon Bill Russell: A life well-lived in photos

A look at Russell's time with Boston and beyond captured in images.

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The New York Times Is Surprised To Find Public Defenders Championing the Second Amendment

Yet the civil rights movement has long had a gun rights component.

Reason

Biden's New Bureau of Prisons Director Won't be Able To Run Away From the Agency's Corruption

The federal prison system is plagued by corruption and civil rights abuses.

Reason

Bill Russell’s Off-Court Example Is What Resonates Most, Now and Beyond

The Celtics icon helped push civil rights and the interests of Black athletes to the forefront.

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As a racial justice activist, NBA great Bill Russell was a legend off the court

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts.

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Celtics, NBA world react to the passing of Bill Russell, Boston legend and civil rights icon

The world lost a giant today.

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Sports World Honors 11-Time NBA Champion Bill Russell

The basketball legend and civil rights pioneer died Sunday at the age of 88.

Sports Illustrated

Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88

Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.

France 24

Bill Russell, Basketball Great With Record 11 NBA Titles, Dies At 88

Bill Russell was one of basketball's all-time greats. He won a record 11 NBA titles, all with the Boston Celtics. But his dominance didn't stop off the court — he was a voice for racial justice, too.

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Bill Russell, basketball legend with record 11 NBA titles, dies at 88

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NBA Legend Bill Russell Dies at 88

The Celtics icon and civil rights champion leaves behind a storied legacy as one of the most accomplished players in sports history.

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Melbourne's Fitzroy hides a past as a hub for the Aboriginal civil rights movement

While the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy is now dominated by cafes, trendy bars and designer homewares, its history is steeped in the Aboriginal community's fight for equal rights.

The Independent UK

Brianna Grier: Bodycam footage released of woman who died after falling out of police car

‘Brianna’s family had faith in law enforcement to get her the help she needed, and now they are being forced to grieve her completely unnecessary death’, civil rights lawyer says

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act protects everybody’s data

When a business signals “whites only,” it does not matter if it is written in ink or pixels, words or code. The discrimination is the same. The harm is the same. And the legal consequences should be the same.

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The ADA was a victory for the disabled community, but we need more. My life shows why

The Americans With Disabilities Act turns 32 this year, and while its anniversary is one to be celebrated, it also calls for a reflection on what more can be done for disability rights.

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Heidi Stevens: Teen used Matt Gaetz insult to raise funds for abortions — and buried a shopworn tactic in the process

In Gloria Steinem’s 2015 memoir, “My Life on the Road,” she writes about Florynce Kennedy, the great civil rights activist and lawyer, teaching her to deal with hecklers.

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Biden’s slow-walk on student loans means more pressure to go big

WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden draws out his decision on forgiving student loans, progressive lawmakers, civil rights groups, labor leaders and other advocates are taking the opportunity to press him to aim for more than $10,000 per borrower.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Minneapolis cops Kueng sentenced to 3 years, Thao 3 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced ex-Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng to three years in prison and former Officer Tou Thao to 3 1/2 years on criminal civil rights charges related to the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Kueng sentenced to 3 years, Thao 3 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced ex-Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng to three years in prison and ex-officer Tou Thao to 3 1/2 years on criminal civil rights charges related to the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Two former police officers are sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights

J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tou Thao got 3 1/2 years — penalties that a judge said reflected their level of culpability in a case that sparked worldwide protests.

Axios

Two ex-officers sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights

They were sentenced to three and TK years in prison, respectively, for their roles in Floyd's murder.

The Independent UK

J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao each sentenced to more than 3 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were the last of the four officers involved in George Floyd’s death to be sentenced on federal civil rights charges

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