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Republican fabulist George Santos compares himself to Rosa Parks

Congressman who has pleaded not guilty to 13 fraud-related counts condemned as ‘disgrace’ by prospective opponent

The Guardian - US

Black activist Angela Davis struck off name of French school for views on 'systemic racism'

Authorities in the French capital region struck the name of US rights activist Angela Davis from a high school in the Paris suburbs on Wednesday, judging her views on race relations to be too radical.

France 24

Scottish shop refuses to sell book series after King Charles edition

THE publisher of a popular children’s book series, which tells the life stories of inspirational historical figures, is facing criticism after…

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SNL tells DeSantis "the gay shall stay"

When Bowen Yang breaks out the costumes, you know it's going to be good

Salon

Saturday Night Live: Molly Shannon makes a Superstar return

The SNL veteran hosts a solid episode with a number of her old characters also making a comeback

The Guardian - US

AOC calls story of Rosa Parks ‘too woke’ for Republicans

‘When we talk about progressive values, I can say what my progressive value is,’ congresswoman says

The Independent UK

Six Four: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews, episode guide and all about the crime thriller

Six Four is a new crime drama on ITVX starring Kevin McKidd and Vinette Robinson with missing teens, police corruption and the criminal underworld.

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He chronicles SC’s Black history. It began with his great-grandfather

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Some begin their day with a cup of coffee. Every morning when he wakes up, Bobby Donaldson checks the obituaries.

Tribune News Service

A quiet GOP takeover of public education

In "an upfront power grab," Texas Republicans take over Houston schools by force

Salon

Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that's still shaping American politics

For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. As a scholar of American voting rights, I believe their long game is finally bearing fruit.

The Conversation

5 Midwest cities steeped in Black history to visit in 2023

CHICAGO — The Chicago area is undeniably teeming with the stories and contributions of historic African Americans, from the legacy of the Bronzeville neighborhood, to the DuSable Black History Museum and the Pullman National Monument.

Chicago Tribune

Suburban man gets 18 months probation for entering U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

David Wiersma, 68, was arrested in Posen and charged along with Dawn Frankowski in September 2021. He pleaded guilty in late August to misdemeanor parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Chicago Sun-Times

How the first female Time Lord changed Doctor Who forever

As Jodie Whittaker hands the baton to Ncuti Gatwa, we reflect on how embracing diversity has led to some of the show’s most unflinching and affirming tales

The Guardian - UK

Doctor Who quiz: can you tell your Sontarans from your Skithra?

Test your knowledge of Jodie Whittaker’s era as the Time Lord with our interstellar quiz

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Rosa Parks: new documentary sheds light on a misunderstood figure

In The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks, an often simplified icon of civil rights is given an expansive and deserving tribute

The Independent UK

Who gets to tell the story of a historic civil rights site?

A fight is brewing in Tennessee over a legendary civil rights and labor organizing center whose alumni and supporters include Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt

Edinburgh Live

We saw the Edinburgh Fringe show championing brilliant women and it packed a punch

The cast put on a phenomenal performance packed full of energy and passion that was maintained all the way throughout the powerful and captivating show

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Who is Carolyn Donham? The catalyst for the Emmett Till lynching who is still alive today

The lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 propelled the civil rights movement in the US forward — the woman whose allegations prompted the killing is still alive today.

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Emmett Till case demands simple justice

The original arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham should be served. Justice demands she not evade accountability in Till’s lynching.

Miami Herald

Busted for illegally practicing law, Miami man says he’s ‘Rosa Parks’ for mentally ill

MIAMI — Ian Anthony Medina boasted online of his legal skills — graduating Emory Law school, working with high-level prosecutors and gaining valuable “legal experience” in Florida. He even posted a photo of his Florida Bar card.

The Conversation

Fred Gray, the 'chief counsel for the protest movement,' to get Medal of Freedom for his civil rights work

Over the past seven decades, longtime Alabama civil rights lawyer Fred Gray represented Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and the victims of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, in which the U.S. Public Health Service refused for decades to provide readily available treatment to Black men who had the disease.

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A French city approved burkinis in its pools. Then the backlash came

The city of Grenoble's move to allow the full body-covering swimsuit for Islamic women has sparked a legal battle. Activists say it's a matter of civil — and women's — rights.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a massive moment’: how Ncuti Gatwa will shake up Doctor Who

What does it really mean to have the first black Time Lord? Writers Tade Thompson and Jenny Colgan and director Mark Tonderai on why he’ll alter the whole Whoniverse

Daily Mirror

Half of Brits aged under 30 have no idea who Marilyn Monroe was, study finds

A survey of 2,000 Brits aged 18-30 found the younger generation are in the dark over icons including Marilyn Monroe, Virginia Woolf and Frida Kahlo - but they know everything about reality TV stars

The Independent UK

Houston’s Rosa park’s tribute backfires as critics call it ‘disrespectful’ and ‘tone deaf’

Transit authority acknowledges debate about tribute following Transit Equity Day

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