Civil Rights

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Move to honor Emmett Till, his mother, and the funeral home where his body was held

July 11, 2023

Democratic Chicago Congressman Danny K. Davis, along with...

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The nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization is urging Black travelers to avoid Florida

May 23, 2023

Today, the NAACP Board of Directors issued a...

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White man sentenced to 25 years for the murder of Black Lives Matter protestor

May 16, 2023

A White man who killed a White Black...

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Emmitt Till’s accuser dies

May 2, 2023

Emmitt Till's accuser dies When Carolyn Bryant Donham...

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Tennessee’s Republican Senate expelled two Black lawmakers for addressing gun violence

April 10, 2023

Tennessee Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the...

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Alphonso David settles lawsuit against the Human Rights Campaign

March 27, 2023

Alphonso David, the first Black president of the...

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Biden issues warning about the U.S. Supreme Court

March 6, 2023

President Joe Biden walked across the Edmund Pettus...

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Newspapers kicked the cartoon “Dibert” to the curb after calling “Blacks a hate group” and saying they are “lazy”

February 27, 2023

The comic strip â€œDibertâ€ has been dropped by...

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Malcolm X’s daughters sue government agencies for $100 million

February 27, 2023

Two of Malcolm Xâ€™s daughters have sued the...

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Governor Ron De Santis to speak to Illinois cops

February 27, 2023

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will speak Monday in...