BIZARRE: 33 - You Need To See This

"Eyes on the Prize": We are the hope

The landmark series' six-part continuation uses history to remind us that civil rights are won by ordinary people

Salon · Feb 25, 2025

Supreme Court rules against drivers in a case advocates say could make civil-rights claims harder

The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Firm Running Guantanamo Migrant Jail Accused Over Rights Abuses, 'Inappropriate Use of Force': Report

One civil rights complaint alleged that staff in a Buffalo facility retaliated against hunger-striking detainees through physical force and solitary confinement

Latin Times · Feb 22, 2025

Revealed: US firm running Guantánamo migrant jail accused over rights abuses

Corporate conglomerate Akima subject of critical audits and complaints over detainee treatment at facilities in US

The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2025

A return to the racial caste system

To save democracy from Trump, look to Black history

Salon · Feb 20, 2025

‘Politically, it’s important. It’s important for humanity’: the long-lost civil rights images of Ernest Cole

A new Raoul Peck documentary showcases the recently rediscovered work of the photographer who drew parallels between apartheid South Africa and America’s battle for equality

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025

Decades of civil rights advancement gone

We are witnessing a reversion back to Jim Crow

Salon · Feb 19, 2025

Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement

Six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, captivating piano skills and enduring charisma earned him international acclaim.

The Conversation · Feb 18, 2025

Schools serving military service members’ kids are pulling books on civil rights history after Trump’s DEI threats

Defense officials give schools around the world until February 18 to remove books that don’t align with Trump’s ideological views

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025

‘It is going to be terrible’: a senior in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ prepares for Trump’s dismantling of hard-won environmental progress

Robert Taylor recently lost his wife to a long-term illness he linked to chemicals produced by a nearby plant, and now the Trump administration is preparing to scrap pollution reforms in the area

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2025