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Mississippi's Masala moment: A historic Black victory in America’s Deep South

TOI correspondent in Washington: Thirty-five years after Mira Nair, then pregnant with Zohran Mamdani, brought Mississippi Masala to screen, exploring the unlikely romance between an Indian woman and a Black man in America's Deep South, America’s poorest state has scripted a plot twist that Hollywood might have considered improbable: electing…

The Times of India · 4h ago

Mississippians rejoice after Scott Colom victory: ‘God came back and gave us all the marvels’

When he finally arrived at his victory party, Colom walked out to TI’s Let ‘Em Know. The audience, still galvanized even after hours of standing, roared

The Guardian - US · 10h ago

Arrest In Ghanaian Teen Killing: NYPD nabs 17-year-old over Bronx shooting; family still seeks justice

In a tragic turn of events, a 17-year-old has been arrested linked to the shooting death of Javits Frimpong, who was fatally shot while on his way to school in the Bronx last October. The incident has sparked calls for justice from family, civil rights activists, and officials from Ghana.

The Times of India · 12h ago

Massachusetts neighbours ordered to pay $3.7 million after 18-year dispute over oceanfront home construction

Margaret Reichenbach and her husband encountered relentless challenges from their neighbors throughout their home construction project in Massachusetts. After a prolonged legal struggle, they secured a $3.7 million verdict for damages. The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed the ruling, citing ample evidence of harassment and intrusion. The Reichenbachs' victory also includes…

The Times of India · Nov 9

Martin Luther King Jr’s Atlanta birthplace offers free tours to visitors now

Martin Luther King Jr birth home, Atlanta, the two-storey house at 501 Auburn Avenue is where the civil rights leader was born on 15 January 1929 and lived for the first twelve years of his life. It stands in the residential section of Sweet Auburn, the centre of Black Atlanta.…

The Times of India · Nov 9

Few museums show the North's Civil Rights Movement. A new one in Harlem is ‘just getting started’

The National Urban League has opened a civil rights museum in New York City, focusing on the struggles in the North

The Independent UK · Nov 9

Omaha apartment owner loses appeal against city over 2018 building closure

A federal appeals court confirmed the dismissal of civil rights claims by AB Realty against Omaha officials. The lawsuit arose after the city shut down a building due to code violations in 2018. Despite the claims alleging Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment violations, the court found insufficient evidence to support…

The Times of India · Nov 8

Wave of resignations from US Justice Department after midterms

Several senior officials from the US Justice Department have resigned following the recent midterm elections. Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, was involved in voter registration efforts. US Attorney General Todd Blanche has accepted resignations from Dhillon and others, including John Eisenberg and Jason Reding Quinones. Quinones…

The Economic Times · Nov 7

Pak cracks down on protests in POK against rising cost of living, around 20 feared dead

Around 20 civilians are feared killed, several are missing, and around 200 were injured in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Rawalakot and neighbouring areas, after Pakistani security forces fired on people protesting against the rising cost of living. The death toll from months of civil unrest is estimated to more than 200.The military…

The Times of India · Nov 6

Lawsuit Against New York AG Letitia James over Letter Alleging Group's Event Was Connected to "White Nationalist Ideals" …

can go forward on First Amendment coercion, First Amendment retaliation, and defamation grounds, a federal district court concludes.

Reason · Nov 6