UNCOVERED: 28 - The Untold Story

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 · May 20, 2025

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

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

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.

The Texas Tribune · May 19, 2025

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 · May 14, 2025

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

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

Trump is gutting civil rights enforcement — and blocking a key tool against discrimination

Right-wing activist Harmeet Dhillon leads the storied Civil Rights Division while Trump orders federal agencies to stop enforcing laws that ban 'disparate impact'

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Georgia civil rights committee member resigns after being charged with homicide

DeAndre Pickett was just reappointed to Georgia’s advisory committee in March

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

FDR united Democrats under the banner of ‘liberalism’ − but today’s Democratic Party has nothing to put on its hat

If Donald Trump has taught Americans anything, it’s that political parties can shift positions on any number of issues and retain strong support. Republicans had once been aggressive Cold Warriors, standing shoulder to shoulder with allies against Russia, but now they are isolationists. They once favored so-called “free markets,” but…

The Conversation · May 8, 2025

Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols' death highlight the need for police reform

After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders are expressing outrage over another disappointment in the long push for police reform

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

What happened with the 5 police officers accused of crimes in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Three of five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers have been acquitted on all state charges in the 2023 fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025