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Houston pastor, civil rights leader, 95, dies | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 3 hours agoThe Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil- rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the
Supreme Court upholds new Black-majority district in Louisiana that may elect Democrat to Congress
LA Times via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe justices were acting on emergency appeals from civil rights lawyers as well as Louisiana's...
2024 primaries to watch: Four Boise Democrats compete for open seat in Idaho House
Idaho Capital Sun via Yahoo News· 53 minutes agoIn less than a week, four Boise Democrats will face off in the primary election competing for...
Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe court granted emergency requests filed by an unlikely alliance of Republican state officials and...
Immigration advocates urge Schumer to abandon reconsideration of border deal
The Hill via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoMore than 100 immigration and civil rights organizations are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck...
Supreme Court clears way for Louisiana congressional map with two Black districts
The Shreveport Times· 13 hours agoWednesday's ruling would seem to clear the way for the election using boundaries drawn by...racial...
US civil rights groups sue Iowa over immigrant arrest law
WSAU Wausau· 7 days agoBy Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block an...
POINT: Parents must end the teachers unions’ stranglehold on education
The State· 3 hours agoOn May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court took a historic step toward ending injustice with its decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The new civil rights challenge ...
‘It was wonderful to be legal’: Massachusetts couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage - The...
The Boston Globe· 1 hour ago“My son said, ‘There’s some little kid out there, and it’s going to change their lives,’ ” said...
Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and music legend Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US...
CBS 58 Milwaukee· 7 days agoA statue of Daisy Bates, a civil rights journalist and activist who is perhaps best known for her...