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In these dark times, Americans must harness the power of the civil rights movement again

We have power as individuals and communities to boycott companies that don’t respect us and support those who stand with us, says Al Sharpton

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

DHS closes office that advocated for migrants calling it a ‘roadblock’ to immigration reform

The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

Major League Baseball removes references to `diversity' from MLB Careers home page

Major League Baseball has removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by President Donald Trump that could lead to possible federal action against organizations using DEI programs in contravention of his administration’s interpretation of civil rights law

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

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Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘See you in court’

Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by Congress

The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2025

‘We’re Not Just Some Bureaucrats’: DOE Employees on How Their Work Helps Texas Students

Department of Education workers and union leaders in Texas say kids will pay the price for Trump’s decision to “break this system.”

Texas Observer · Mar 21, 2025

Abbott praises Trump’s efforts to eliminate Education Department at White House

Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed concerns that federal funding and civil rights could be jeopardized by the reduction of the department.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 20, 2025

Gaza protesters sue UCLA for civil rights violations after ‘brutal attack’ in 2024

Over 30 demonstrators accuse campus officials and police of wrongful arrests and negligence during demonstrations

The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025

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Elizabeth Warren: This Is What Eliminating the Department of Education Will Actually Look Like

With the Trump administration threatening to sign an executive order to shut down the agency as soon as today, the Senator sits down with 'Marie Claire' to explain how public schools, financial aid, and civil rights would be impacted.

Marie Claire · Mar 20, 2025

Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement threatens Indigenous rights and territories in the Amazon

Canada and Ecuador’s new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and increasing social and environmental conflicts across the country. These are just some of the concerns being brought forward by the National Confederation of Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador and other civil rights organizations in…

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service suddenly missing amid DEI purge

A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service is now missing

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

A family tried to rush their U.S. born 10-year-old to the hospital. They landed on a deportation bus to Mexico instead

EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: A 10-year-old living in Texas was rushed to the hospital after brain surgery. Instead of receiving care, her parents ended up in the deportation system and now the family is living back in Mexico, Rhian Lubin reports

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

Trump executive order rescinds ban on ‘segregated’ facilities for federal contractors, conflicting with federal law

Despite Trump’s order, companies are still subject to the Civil Rights Act and state anti-discrimination laws

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Family of girl recovering from brain surgery describes ‘serious abuses’ while detained in US

US citizen girl deported with mixed-status family, who filed complaint over denied healthcare and poor conditions

The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2025

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project review – electric film about radical thinker and poet

Featuring interviews and archive footage of the brilliant civil rights activist, the readings of her poems will have the hairs on the back of your neck standing up

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025

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The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2025

Trump is setting the US on a path to educational authoritarianism

While we watch students getting handcuffed, vague new guidelines create a culture of fear over teaching our history

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack

The Justice Department has announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism by anyone supporting the militant group

The Texas Tribune · Mar 17, 2025

As Trump vows mass deportations, Texas lawmakers want to require sheriffs to work with ICE

Some sheriffs worried that Senate Bill 8 could create an unfunded mandate, while civil rights advocates warned about possible racial profiling.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers

A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the Guantanamo Bay military base and trying to prevent further transfers

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The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025

The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy

A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, leaving transgender people vulnerable to discrimination. The rights of transgender people – those who present gender characteristics that differ from what has historically been expected of someone based on their…

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025

Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come

The U.S. Department of Education cut its workforce by nearly 50% on March 11, 2025, when it laid off about 1,315 employees. The move follows several recent directives targeting the Cabinet-level agency.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

US transfers immigrants out of Guantanamo Bay to Louisiana as court weighs legality

Authorities have removed U.S. immigrants from detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay as a federal court in Washington weighs a challenge by civil rights advocates to holding immigrants at the offshore military station

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

Florida lawmakers honor the 'trailblazing legacy' of late state Sen. Geraldine Thompson

In a state so often divided along partisan lines, Democrats and Republicans alike were moved to tears as they gathered in the Florida capitol Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Democratic state Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a longtime legislator, civil rights legend and educator who died on Feb. 13…

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Trump promised to take on campus discrimination, but mass cuts at Education Department make it ‘impossible’ to investigate civil rights complaints

Trump administration has put hundreds of civil rights employees on leave, leaving Department of Education less able to field complaints from students

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2025

Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters

People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The case was brought by…

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