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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
10 Black Leaders Who Take Your Civil Rights Seriously
As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...
DEI programs benefit many groups, not just Black and brown communities
Eliminating or scaling back DEI will jeopardize programs that have helped many underserved groups receive a fair shot at opportunities and feel more embraced in the workplace, advocates of DEI say.
Willie Wilson: President Donald Trump is eroding decades of civil rights progress
Symbols really do matter. Trump has placed a picture of President Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office. Jackson was an owner of ...
Trump memo on civil rights, DEI executive order undermine 60 years of progress | Opinion
President Donald Trump's orders on civil rights are a stunning blow to America’s 60-year fight against discrimination.
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Black History Month: 25 songs of civil rights, protest and hope
The music video offsets black-and-white footage of 20th-century protests with full ... Pete Seeger, 'We Shall Overcome' (1963) This was one of the civil rights movement's most popular songs, an ...
Barbara Pope Was a Civil Rights Activist Who Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Segregated Train
Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.
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Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs
MINNEAPOLIS — Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters ... The Minneapolis organizers said Black consumers ...
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Joe Biden's Pardon of Black Civil Rights Leader Corrects 'Injustice'
Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...