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Houston pastor, civil rights leader, 95, dies | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 8 hours agoThe Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil- rights leader who helped desegregate...
Georgia mulls swapping in ‘Hammerin’ Hank’ Aaron for statue of Confederate leader in U.S. Capitol
The Washington Times· 34 minutes agoGeorgia lawmakers are flirting with replacing the statue of Confederate leader Alexander Stephens at...
'Let Trump Speak Act' to ban gag orders on defendants put forward by House GOP
Fox News· 2 hours ago"We have watched for years as a politically-weaponized Department of Justice and Democrat activist...
Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoBut the changes effectively maintained the status quo of five Republican-leaning majority white...
Supreme Court upholds new Black-majority district in Louisiana that may elect Democrat to Congress
LA Times via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe justices were acting on emergency appeals from civil rights lawyers as well as Louisiana's...
Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for...
The Conversation· 11 hours agoLegislators chose the candidate who earned the least number of votes and was an ardent segregationist – Democrat Lester Maddox, owner of a chicken restaurant and a perennial ...
Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district
NBC News via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe court granted emergency requests filed by an unlikely alliance of Republican state officials and...
2024 primaries to watch: Four Boise Democrats compete for open seat in Idaho House
Idaho Capital Sun via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoIn less than a week, four Boise Democrats will face off in the primary election competing for...
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...
Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country
WPTZ Burlington· 1 hour agoThe Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in...