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Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to “fall in love.”

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Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting responds to outrage over video played at GOP event in Kentucky

Diners inside a Kentucky restaurant said they were forced to hear ‘graphic’ video from an upstairs event where the guest of honour was one of three officers who fired into the woman’s home in 2020

The Independent UK

Philly NAACP protests Union League honor for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

PHILADELPHIA — Hours before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was set to be honored at the Union League in Philadelphia, demonstrators decried the award, calling it a “slap in the face” to Black and brown people.

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American Airlines faces a flurry of racial discrimination complaints

American Airlines is facing accusations of racial discrimination after removing two Black celebrities from flights during the last week and being sued in federal court by a Black passenger for also being kicked off a flight.

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Dan Rodricks: An end to racism? Ben Jealous believes it will happen

Since his unsuccessful run for Maryland governor against Larry Hogan in 2018, Benjamin Todd Jealous, former president of the NAACP, has kept up the pace he established as a scholar, activist and entrepreneur before trying politics. He served as president of People for the American Way, has a professorship at…

Tribune News Service

Breonna Taylor raid tape aired at diner

The NAACP of Bowling Green-Warren County condemned the event, calling it "threatening and inappropriate"

Salon

He spent 7 years in a small California jail. Now he’s free, and wondering what’s next

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just before Harvest Davidson walked out of a correctional facility for the first time in almost seven years, a guard said to him something he’ll remember:

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Biden speech at Ebenezer to bring focus to King’s legacy, likely to president’s as well

ATLANTA — Many U.S. presidents have stopped by Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay honor to its former pastor, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., usually in events around the time of his birthday. But on Sunday, President Joe Biden will become the first of them to do so from the…

Tribune News Service

‘Wakanda Forever’ Scores 12 NAACP Image Award Nominations

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees. The “Black Panther” sequel — which found blockbuster success — led all film nominees. The Marvel film delved into the concept of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Wakanda Forever' scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has been nominated for 12 NAACP Image Awards, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees

The Independent UK

2023 NAACP Image Awards nominations show love for 'Wakanda Forever,' 'Abbott,' Beyoncé

LOS ANGELES — Marvel Studios' "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and Sony Pictures' "The Woman King" led the 54th NAACP Image Awards nominations Thursday, scoring 12 and nine nominations, respectively.

Los Angeles Times

Golden Globes return to NBC after diversity scandal

The Golden Globe Awards will put a spotlight on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's diversity officer as the award show returns to NBC.

Fortune

Mississippi's top environment official denies his agency discriminated against Jackson

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

WEKU

Mississippi agency denies NAACP's water discrimination claim

A Mississippi environmental regulator has denied claims that the state agency he leads discriminated against the capital city of Jackson in allocating federal funds

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Lubbock-Cooper ISD passed a resolution denouncing racist bullying in schools. Parents say it’s a publicity stunt.

Students reported enduring racial slurs, the sounds of whips cracking and monkey noises as they walked down school hallways.

The Texas Tribune

“It takes time to get stuff done”: New Texas congressman promises results, not rhetoric

Nathaniel Moran, the former Smith County judge, has promised to be a staunch conservative who will pass legislation. That worries some of his constituents.

The Independent UK

Black support for GOP ticked up in this year's midterms

Black voters have been a steady foundation for Democratic candidates for decades, but that support appeared to show a few cracks in this year’s elections

The Independent UK

$600M designated for struggling water system in Mississippi

The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city — a project that the mayor has said could cost billions of dollars

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NAACP sues Mississippi over legislative redistricting plan

A new lawsuit says Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination with a legislative redistricting plan

Salon

Do crime scene photos spur trauma?

Inside the debate over whether the publication of violent images is effective in preventing future violence

Tribune News Service

Mass shootings reopen the debate over whether crime scene photos prompt change or trauma

McCLELLANVILLE, S.C. — John Lites was one of the first police officers to respond to a 911 call from Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015, when a white gunman murdered nine Black people attending a Bible study.

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NAACP wants attempted murder charge after 22-year-old bashes man in head with club during golf round

The victim was taken to the hospital before being flown to Regional One Medical Center due to a fractured skull.

WEKU

Bowling Green NAACP chapter won't join protest against Emmett Till accuser living in Warren County

Tribune News Service

What has Virginia attorney general's newly formed Election Integrity Unit found so far? State NAACP says not much

When Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the formation of an Election Integrity Unit in September, questions swirled about the type of work it would do.

The Independent UK

NAACP: 'Scant' info in records about election integrity unit

The Virginia NAACP says it has received “scant” information of substance in response to a wide-ranging public records request it made with the state’s Republican attorney general about his new election integrity unit

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