The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) seeks federal court sanctions against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly leaking a draft indictment to media before its official filing, potentially violating grand jury secrecy rules. The indictment accuses SPLC of fraud in its paid informant program, allegations SPLC calls meritless and part of a vindictive campaign.
US civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw urges Birmingham City University to reverse its decision to close its MA in black studies, calling it an 'escalating assault' mirroring US attacks on DEI and warning of the 'erasure' of Black scholarship.
The Trump administration has shifted federal civil rights enforcement, labeling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools as discriminatory against white students. This has led to investigations, withheld funding, and legal challenges against initiatives aimed at addressing historical inequities for Black students and students of color.
The EEOC is proposing to end its annual EEO-1 data collection and rescind a 1979 regulation allowing employers to address race/gender imbalances. Chair Andrea Lucas argues programs favoring specific groups are unlawful, while critics fear this will hinder discrimination enforcement.
Clarence B. Jones, a pivotal speechwriter and confidant of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95, leaving a legacy in the Civil Rights Movement, including co-authoring 'I Have A Dream' and 'Beyond Vietnam' speeches.
Florida AG James Uthmeier is investigating the NFL's Rooney Rule and other employment practices for potential civil rights violations. The league is cooperating with a subpoena demanding documents related to diversity and coaching staff demographics.
The NAACP's "Out of Bounds" campaign urges Black athletes to boycott public university athletic programs in eight Southern states that have limited Black voting representation. The campaign targets states like Tennessee, Florida, and Texas, calling for recruits to withhold commitments and enrolled athletes to use their platforms or transfer.
The Supreme Court ordered lower courts to reconsider rulings in Voting Rights Act cases, including one involving Native American tribes in North Dakota, after its recent weakening of the law. The move impacts the ability of advocacy groups and voters to sue under Section 2.
Activists retraced the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march route to protest recent Supreme Court rulings that have diminished voting rights protections for Black Americans. The event highlighted concerns about gerrymandering and the potential rollback of progress made during the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre during college
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Tory leader says she did not sign off on video attacking Labour’s Troubles legacy proposals Kemi Badenoch has apologised after footage from Bloody Sunday was used in social media posts criticising a bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.The Conservative leader said on Saturday that she did not sign off on the use of a clip from the massacre, in which British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civil rights demonstrators in Derry, and that it was distributed by “very young people”. Continue reading...
It's been 80 years since Aboriginal workers in the Pilbara up-ended a slave-like labour system. The descendants of those involved fear its legacy is being forgotten.
The ruling will be seen by civil rights activists as a blow and by the Republican party as a boost ahead of key midterm elections in November.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along partisan lines that Louisiana's 2024 congressional map with a second majority-Black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The decision weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which protected minority voting power in redistricting. A group of non-African-American voters, supported by the Trump administration, challenged the map. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion stating Section 2 does not justify race-based redistricting.
Bristol has launched a campaign to become the UK's capital of civil rights, led by think-and-do tank CuriosityUnLtd. The initiative marks the anniversary of the 1963 Bristol bus boycott, which successfully overturned the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews and led to the UK's first Race Relations Act in 1965. Events through spring and summer will include talks, film screenings, exhibitions, a mural by Ella-Mia Grant at Upfest, and a performance of Jamaica Love at Bristol Beacon, culminating in a civil rights manifesto by the end of summer.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended her efforts to dismantle the Education Department in a heated Senate hearing Tuesday, facing criticism from Democrats over proposed cuts to special education, TRIO programs for low-income students, and the Office for Civil Rights funding. Republicans were divided on some cuts, with some supporting school choice expansion while others expressed concern about TRIO program reductions.
Former AP photographer Jack Thornell, who won a 1967 Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of James Meredith being shot during a 1966 civil rights march in Mississippi, has died at 86. He documented major Civil Rights Movement events including the integration of Mississippi schools and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
The Smithsonian Institution's historic carousel reopened Friday on the National Mall after nearly three years of restoration. The carousel, originally from Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore, holds special significance as it was desegregated on Aug. 28, 1963 — the same day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech. Sharon Langley, who was the first Black child to ride that day as an infant, rode again at the reopening on a horse called Freedom Rider.
The Smithsonian carousel reopened Friday after nearly three years of restoration, featuring rides originally from Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore. The carousel holds special significance as it was desegregated on August 28, 1963 — the same day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech. Sharon Langley, who was just 11 months old when she became the first Black child to ride the carousel that day, returned this week to ride a horse named Freedom Rider. The ribbon-cutting honored African American adults from Baltimore who were among the first to desegregate the carousel in the 1960s.
Amnesty International and dozens of U.S. civil and human rights groups issued a World Cup travel advisory Thursday warning visitors about rising authoritarianism and increasing violence in the United States during Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement. The advisory cites concerns about arbitrary denial of entry, inhumane detention conditions, and invasive phone and social media searches. Tourism officials condemned the warning as a political tactic designed to cause economic harm, while FIFA pointed to its commitment to human rights. The tournament begins June 11 across 11 U.S. stadiums plus venues in Canada and Mexico.
Voting and civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Alaska elections officials alleging that sharing the state's full voter registration list with the U.S. Department of Justice violates the state constitution. The plaintiffs — League of Women Voters of Alaska and Alaska Black Caucus — claim the handover of personal data including dates of birth, driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers violates privacy rights and due process. The lawsuit names Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and Division Director Carol Beecher as defendants. Alaska is among at least 12 states that have provided detailed voter information to the Trump administration.
South Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission has recommended revising the citizen safety insurance system to provide higher compensation for deaths caused by sinkhole accidents. An ACRC survey found that more than 40 percent of sewer pipes nationwide are over 30 years old, indicating serious deterioration. Current public liability insurance distributes compensation without distinction between personal injury and property damage, significantly reducing compensation per person in multiple casualty events.
The Department of Justice has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center with 11 counts of fraud, accusing the civil rights organization of secretly paying informants who infiltrated extremist groups including the KKK and neo-Nazi organizations. The indictment alleges SPLC funneled over $3 million from 2014-2023 to individuals associated with violent extremist groups, including $1m to a person who stole 25 boxes of documents from the National Alliance headquarters. SPLC denies the allegations, with interim leader Bryan Fair saying the organization has dedicated 55 years to fighting white supremacy.
