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Apr 08 2024
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Family of man shot several times by Miami police retains civil rights attorney Ben Crump
MIAMI - The family of a man who was shot several times by City of Miami Police officers back on March 7th has retained the services of civil rights attorney Ben Crump. On Tuesday, Crump and the family of Donald Armstrong will hold a press conference about what happened to Armstrong, who was tased twice and shot six times. The entire incident, caught on video, shows Armstrong near the entrance
CBS News (Online)Mar 19 2024
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Community activists petition to rename Cameron Avenue, honor civil rights leader
On March 6, the Chapel Hill Town Council heard a request to change the name of Cameron Avenue to honor civil rights leader Pauli Murray. Currently the street is named after Paul Cameron , who was one of the wealthiest slave owners in Southern history. Change the Names, an organization that aims to change street names that reflect the racist side of Chapel Hill's past, presented the petition.
The Daily Tar HeelApr 27 2023
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New Hampshire teen charged with 22 Civil Rights Act violations for vandalism spree
A Portsmouth teenager was accused Thursday of violating New Hampshire’s Civil Rights Act 22 times, including carrying out an antisemitic, homophobic and racist vandalism spree that damaged 18 properties throughout the city in February. Attorney General John Formella filed a civil complaint against Loren Faulkner, 17, alleging that the teen targeted businesses, residences, houses of worship and
Fox News (Online News)Mar 25 2024
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Civil rights activist celebrates 97th birthday, return to NC with Fayetteville ceremony
Dr. Ora Mobley Sweeting celebrated her 97th birthday this month, and she has a lot to reflect on. The acclaimed civil rights activist was praised for her work Monday at LIFE St. Joseph of the Pines church in Fayetteville. Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin was on hand to honor her accomplishments and foresight into issues and lessons that are still important today. "From the day we're born until
WRALMar 12 2024
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DeSantis's Office Celebrates 'Major Win' in Court Over Parental Rights in Education Act
The state of Florida and civil rights activists who challenged the Parental Rights in Education Act agreed to a settlement over the law that restricts teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. Gov. Ron DeSantis's office called the settlement “a major win" since the law remains in effect and "children will be protected from radical gender and sexual ideology in the classroom
TownhallMar 23 2024
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Local leaders name street in Hill District after Pittsburgh’s ‘mother of Civil Rights’
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh activist was memorialized in the Hill District Saturday morning as local leaders and organizations gathered to honorarily rename a street after her. Kirkpatrick Street has received an honorary new name; it will not be known as “Alma Speed Fox Way.” Alma Speed Fox is known as “The Mother of Civil Rights” in Pittsburgh. Tim Stevens, chairman and CEO of The Black
WPXIMar 15 2024
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Civil rights groups push back against wave of anti-DEI bills
This year has seen a new wave of legislation targeting diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. Despite vocal opposition from faculty members and racial justice groups, Indiana’s Republican governor signed legislation Wednesday diminishing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and tenure protections in public colleges and universities while simultaneously promoting, as the new
Inside Higher EdMar 28 2024
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Civil rights icon Malcolm X gets a day of recognition in Nebraska, where he was born in 1925
LINCOLN, Neb. — Malcolm X has garnered the recognition many have sought for his contributions to the civil rights movement in the conservative Midwest state where he was born, after years of being rejected as too controversial to be honored. The Nebraska Legislature on Thursday passed a bill to recognize the civil rights icon every May 19, the day Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha,
Washington PostFeb 29 2024
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Minneapolis City Council faces challenges with civil rights and transit plans
In the wake of the commotion surrounding some members of the Minneapolis City Council, sometimes with each other and other times with regular citizens, Councilwoman LaTrisha Vetaw recently sat down for an episode of “Tracey’s Keeping It Real,” a popular podcast hosted by Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder CEO and Publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard. “As for me, I try to communicate with my colleagues
Minnesota Spokesman ReporterJan 31 2024
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Move to strip gender rights from Iowa's civil rights law rejected by legislators
LGBTQ+ rights supporters rally in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa lawmakers declined to advance a bill that would strip “gender identity” from the state’s civil rights law and risk subjecting LGBTQ+ Iowans to discrimination in education, housing and public spaces. (AP Photo/Charlie
San Diego Union-Tribune