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Civil Rights Activist Rev. James Lawson Jr. Dead at 95
Black America Web· 2 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died. A Civil Rights activist, Rev. Lawson spent his life practicing...
Cobb leader apologizes after graduation excluded student with Down syndrome
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 1 day agoThe family of a student with Down syndrome filed a federal civil rights complaint asking, in part,...
Phoenix Police Department engaged in civil rights violations, DOJ finds
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA DOJ investigation found "systemic problems" within the department's policies, training,...
NY governor's subway mask ban proposal sparks debate over right to anonymous protest
Associated Press· 5 hours agoA new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to ban masks on the New York subway is drawing backlash from ...
ACLU sues Pennsylvania, claiming inadequate funding of public defense system
Lancaster Online· 7 hours agoThe American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania claims the state has failed to provide adequate...
Native American citizenship, a century later: Looking back on the national Indian congresses that...
Tribune via AOL· 1 hour agoJun. 14—A century ago this month, Congress made all Native Americans citizens of the United States. In Spokane, this was a rallying cry for the first National Indian Congress, a gathering held ...
Senate rejects IVF bill championed by Schumer and Democrats
Plattsburgh Press-Republican· 6 hours agoSchumer and Democrats that would have enshrined a nationwide right to access in-vitro fertilization,...
Department of Justice report says Phoenix police violated civil rights, had patterns of...
ABC 15 Phoenix· 2 days agoDOJ officials say their investigation found the department discriminated against communities of...
Key Mississippi leader is open to replacing state’s white supremacist statues in Washington
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 6 hours agoHouse Rules Chairman Fred Shanks will likely consider legislation next year that would replace Mississippi’s two statues of Confederate leaders at the U.S. Capitol in Washington ...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Leader Who Preached Nonviolent Protest, Dies at 95
US News & World Report· 4 days agoJr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his ...