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Congresswoman Terri Sewell speaks at Black History month event in DCCongresswoman Terri Sewell speaks at Black History month event in DC U.S. Alabama Rep Terri Sewell spoke at the White House Tuesday for its Black History Month Civil Rights Descendants Event. During this first-of-its-kind convening, Rep. Sewell joined Vice President Kamala Harris, White House Director […]
Human Rights First (HRF), an organization dedicated to safeguarding human rights in the US, published Monday a fact sheet outlining the findings of an investigation into US border and asylum policies. The investigation ultimately revealed ways in which the policies are harmful to Black asylum seekers. The fact sheet indicated that the recently enacted asylum […]
FILE – The Louisiana state Capitol stands prominently, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. New state House and Senate boundary lines drawn up by the Louisiana Legislature in 2022 dilute Black voting strength in violation of the U.S. Voting Rights Act, a federal judge in Baton Rouge ruled on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.Stephen Smith/AP […]
CNN — Results from the largest survey of transgender people in the United States were released Wednesday, revealing key insights into their lives and experiences at a time when trans rights have increasingly come under attack. The 2022 US Transgender Survey Early Insights report . . .
From @issatete/TikTok Target pulls Black history item that mixed up Civil Rights leaders New York CNN — As with many Target trips, Nevada US history teacher Tierra Espy left the store with more items than she intended to buy on Sunday. She added a magnetic activity book about iconic Civil Rights leaders to her cart […]
Senators overwhelmingly reject the resolution, which could have imposed conditions on billions the US sends Israel. The United States Senate has rejected a resolution seeking to impose conditions on security assistance to Israel. Senators overwhelmingly voted against the motion late on Tuesday. It would have demanded that security aid to Israel be frozen unless the […]
Top US diplomat calls on international community to oppose ‘transnational repression’. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned Hong Kong authorities for placing bounties on five pro-democracy activists based overseas, including a US citizen, calling on the international community to oppose “transnational repression”. Blinken said on Friday that the bounties of one million […]
Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a meeting with leaders of human rights organizations to mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. But through subtle stage management, the State Department arranged for Blinken’s praise for human rights to be recorded and promulgated […]
Black Lives Matter is often called a “civil rights” movement. But to think that our fight is solely about civil rights is to misunderstand the fundamental aspirations of this movement. Today, on International Human Rights Day, we recognize the current struggle is not merely for reforms of policing, anymore than the Montgomery Bus Boycott was […]
In late 2021, activists from the Workers Circle, a progressive Jewish group, and the voting rights organization Black Voters Matter gathered outside the White House for a protest. The protesters — who demanded that President Joe Biden call for the elimination of the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation — blocked the […]