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Black women "target" of Trump DEI purge

The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants

Salon

Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader’s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives

The Independent UK

Trump administration threatens Columbia University’s accreditation

The Education Department accuses school of violating the Civil Rights Act and calls for its accreditor to take action.

Al Jazeera

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Fact vs Fiction: Godfather of Harlem season 4 episode 7 — did Joe Colombo start the Italian-American Civil Rights League?

Godfather of Harlem season 4 episode 7 sees Colombo start the Italian-American Civil Rights League and Frank get into trouble. But what really happened?

WhatToWatch

Minneapolis isn't sorry

Five years after the historic murder and civil rights uprising, not much in the city has changed

Salon

Civil Rights Groups Say Immigrants Are Being Denied Legal Access at Detention Centers

Reason confirmed reports of dysfunction and violence at one of those detention centers earlier this week.

Reason

Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson

Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church that played an important role in the civil rights movement

The Independent UK

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Donald Trump is creating a 'civil rights' initiative to target DEI programs in the private sector

The new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative plans to focus on companies with federal grants or contracts.

Fortune

Trump will target all Americans' rights

"You will have no rights that Trump and the federal government are bound to respect"

Salon

Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today

Several Republican-led states have restricted transgender rights: Iowa has signed a law removing civil rights protection for transgender people; Wyoming has prohibited state agencies from requiring the use of preferred pronouns; and Alabama recently passed a law that only two sexes would be recognized. Hundreds of bills have been introduced…

The Conversation

‘Lawfare’ 2.0: From Beyonce and Bruce to Cuomo and Chicago mayor, Trump and Bondi’s enemies list is growing

Trump promised an end to ‘weaponization’ in government. Now he has a Justice Department at his disposal to commit ‘lawfare’ of his own, critics say

The Independent UK

We demanded justice after George Floyd’s death. Donald Trump made things worse, but we fight on

It is not just about honouring past victims. It is about battling those who want to take us backwards, says minister and civil rights activist Al Sharpton

The Guardian - UK

Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students

The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus

The Independent UK

US Justice Department ends post-George Floyd police reform settlements

The Trump administration has also announced it will rescind reports that found patterns of discrimination in policing.

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The Guardian - US

DoJ moves to cancel police reform deals with Minneapolis and Louisville

Trump administration seeks to dismiss Biden-era consent decrees reached after deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor

The Independent UK

Trump stops civil rights investigations of police in Minneapolis, Louisville and other communities

Justice Department pulls lawsuits against police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis, among others

The Independent UK

The Latest: US authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say

Attorneys say U.S. immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan despite a court order on removals to third countries

The Independent UK

Justice Department investigates Chicago's hiring practices after mayor touts Black hires

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into hiring practices at the city of Chicago in response to comments made by Mayor Brandon Johnson at a church Sunday, praising the number of and naming Black people in top positions in his administration

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Stricter bail rules advance through Texas House, which had blocked an overhaul in previous sessions

The House advanced a measure that would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to tighten the state’s bail laws, setting up a major policy win for Gov. Greg Abbott.

Reason

Federal Court Scraps Rule That Gagged Tennessee Civil Rights Attorney From Criticizing a Private Prison

For nearly three years, Daniel Horwitz faced contempt of court for talking about a private prison that was one of his most frequent courtroom opponents.

The Guardian - US

‘He gave us a sense of pride’: Rev Al Sharpton on Malcolm X’s 100th birthday

Veteran activist reflects on Malcolm’s legacy and decades of progress now rolled back by Trump and ‘white supremacy on steroids’

The Guardian - US

The Afterlife of Malcolm X: how the civil rights icon influenced America

In the year in which the groundbreaking activist would have turned 100, a new book looks at the enduring impact of his words and how they resonate today

The Guardian - US

US justice department asks civil rights division attorneys to stay after mass exits

Officials also asked attorneys who were removed in April if they would consider returning to handle civil rights work

The Independent UK

Deaf President Now: The new documentary shedding light on ‘forgotten’ history of deaf civil rights movement

Thirty-seven years after protests at Gallaudet University, an innovative new film thrusts hearing audiences into the deaf experience

The Independent UK

Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with President Donald Trump’s directives for the agency

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