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The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years that makes Juneteenth a national...
Friendship 9’s John Gaines dies at 83. SC civil rights group pioneered ‘jail, no bail’
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGaines: A life in civil rights A student leader of the NAACP who helped organize many of Rock Hill’s...
Texas risks losing billions in federal funds over Abbott LGBTQ directive, Democrats say
The Hill· 12 hours ago...education, four House Democrats from Texas said public colleges could violate students’ civil...
Schools still rely on cops to ticket kids for minor violations. It's a practice that should stop.
Chicago Sun-Times· 20 hours agoThe Illinois legislative session wrapped up late last month without tackling the pervasive issue of ...
A Second Trump Term Would Double Down on Erasing Trans Rights. Here’s How Advocates Are Preparing
them via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe organization cites policies created to protect abortion access as examples, like California’s...
Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964
Houston Chronicle· 3 hours agoToday is Wednesday, June 19, the 171st day of 2024. This is Juneteenth. On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving ...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
Gannett via AOL· 9 hours agoTom Broden was a Notre Dame Law School professor who helped with planning. "There was widespread...
LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action
LA Times via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoHe also wondered if a civil rights lawsuit would be launched over the matter. Board member Rocio...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WKYC Cleveland· 12 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
New Louisiana law seeks crackdown on civil disobedience in campus protests
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 1 day agolaw to exclude acts of civil disobedience from free speech protections on college campuses. Senate...