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Apr 11 2024
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'Beacon of hope': Minneapolis celebrates 50 years of the Gay Civil Rights Ordinance
The 1974 Gay Civil Rights Ordinance was signed into law by former Mayor Al Hofstede, helping pave the way for a new generation of inclusivity and acceptance. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video The Gay Civil Rights Ordinance was signed into law by former Minneapolis Mayor Al Hofstede in 1974, helping pave the way for a new generation
KARE11Apr 10 2024
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Saw it Coming: Civil Rights Groups Demand Baltimore Bridge be Re-Named
It's time to change the names of two bridges in Maryland, according to the Caucus of African American Leaders of Anne Arundel County. One bridge is Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. Once the bridge is reconstructed, it must be renamed because of Key's racist legacy. The bridge collapsed in late March when a cargo ship struck a support beam. Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem. The
HotAirMar 13 2024
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The ‘Colorblindness’ Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked
New York Times (News)Apr 25 2024
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Immigrant with disabilities repeatedly assaulted by deputies at Calhoun County jail, civil rights groups allege
Two civil rights groups are calling for an investigation into “alarming reports” about a 29-year-old immigrant with a disability who was allegedly assaulted repeatedly by deputies at a Calhoun County jail that has contracts to serve as an immigration detention facility. The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU MI) called on the probe
Detroit Metro TimesApr 16 2024
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Former Arkansas deputy pleads guilty to violating suspect's civil rights in violent arrest
A former Arkansas law enforcement officer has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he kicked and hit during a violent arrest in 2022 that was caught on video and shared widely. Former Crawford County Sheriff's Deputy Zackary King changed his plea during a hearing in federal court on Monday. King agreed to plead guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law
Fox News DigitalApr 24 2024
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Helena Hicks, civil rights advocate who helped desegregate Read’s lunch counter, dies
Helena Hicks, a civil rights advocate who led a 1950s protest to desegregate the old Read’s drug store lunch counter, died of pneumonia complicated by Lewy body dementia Thursday at the William L. and Victorine Q. Adams Gilchrist Center Baltimore. She was 88 and lived in Northwest Baltimore. “We think of our historic personalities primarily as male figures but it really was our amazing women
Baltimore SunMar 01 2024
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Immigrant civil rights group responds to temporary halt of SB 4
HOUSTON – Houston area immigrant civil rights group FIEL responded to the temporary halt of Senate Bill 4 Friday. Federal judge David Ezra in Austin halted the law, which would have allowed Texas police to arrest people suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. • None Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge
Click 2 Houston KPRCJun 05 2024
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Civil War Roundtable announces next meeting
SALISBURY — This month’s meeting of the Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will be held on Wednesday, June 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road. The Roundtable will be joined by author Derek D. Maxfield, who will give a presentation on his book “Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp-Elmira, NY.” (Emerging Civil War Series). Elmira was
The Daily News NewburyportApr 28 2024
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Civil rights icon Angela Davis speaks at Auraria campus in Denver after 40 protestors arrested
Angela Davis speaks at Denver campus as Jewish students are divided on Israel and Gaza Angela Davis speaks at Denver campus as Jewish students are divided on Israel and Gaza Angela Davis speaks at Denver campus as Jewish students are divided on Israel and Gaza After Friday's arrests of 40 protestors, half of whom were students, a cold and wet weekend and a visit from civil rights icon Angela
CBS News (Online)May 10 2024
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Citing civil rights complaint, neighbors push back on Amtrak’s new Baltimore tunnel: ‘We’re taking it to a war’
Amtrak presented plans for a new tunnel through working-class black neighborhoods as a foregone conclusion Wednesday night. An elementary school auditorium full of Baltimoreans wasn’t so sure. “Since your plans don’t want to meet us on our grounds, we’re going to meet you on another ground. You chose the battle, and we’re taking it to a war,” West Baltimore resident Deborah Morris told Amtrak
Baltimore Sun