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Ambassador Andrew Young Reflects on His Life, Racism, and What More Needs to Be Done
Andrew Young is walking American history. He visited Connecticut and spoke with NBC Connecticut’s Leslie Mayes about his fight for good and what more has to be done to combat racism.
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Resilience and Hope 60 Years After New Orleans School Desegregation
Leona Tate’s perception of race changed drastically in November 1960 — when she became one of the first Black children to desegregate New Orleans schools.
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Trayvon Martin's Mother on 10th Anniversary of His Death: ‘Don't Give Up the Fight for Justice'
The mother of Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and shot and killed in an altercation with an armed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, spoke out on the 10th anniversary of his death.
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Three Officers Found Guilty of Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights
Former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were each charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority.
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3 Ex-Cops Convicted of Rights Violations in Floyd Killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
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Jury Ends 1st Day, No Verdict for 3 Cops in Floyd Killing
Jurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict
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Foundation Established in Name of Late Civil Rights Pioneer John Lewis and Wife Lillian
A foundation named for U.S. Rep. John Lewis and his wife has been established to further the work of the late civil rights pioneer
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54 Years After Orangeburg Massacre, Group to Restore SC Bowling Alley With Civil Rights Theme
A shuttered bowling alley at the center of a 1968 integration protest where state police killed three Black students is being remade into a civil rights center.
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Letters MLK Sent as a Teenager Show How Time in CT Influenced the Civil Rights Leader
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech reverberated across the nation, but years earlier, more subtle words offer insight into the little-known moments that may have fundamentally shaped his path as a civil rights leader. King wrote those letters from Connecticut. Historians believe his experiences in Simsbury as a teenager helped shape King’s world view. “Dear Mother:...
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Christian Wedding Photographer Who Refused Service to Gay Couples Loses Case
A federal court in New York dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Christian wedding photographer who refused to photograph same-sex weddings
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Judge Clears 1955 Court Record of Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused to Go to Back of Bus
A judge has approved a request to wipe clean the court record of a Black woman who was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus in 1955
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In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker Makes History Yet Again
France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon
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Wrongful ‘Groveland Four' Charges Dropped 70 Years Later
A Florida circuit court judge has cleared the charges against four young Black men who were wrongly accused of raping a white woman more than seven decades ago
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Decades of Doubt: A Timeline in the Malcolm X Investigation
Here is a timeline of key dates related to the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X, and the prosecution of the men originally said to be his killers.
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Feds Launch Civil Rights Probe Into Texas Schools at Center of Battle Over Curriculum
The U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights enforcement arm is investigating allegations of racial and gender discrimination at the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, the school district confirmed Wednesday.
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Bid Considered to Wipe Alabama Arrest Records of King, Parks
The quest by a civil rights pioneer to have her arrest record wiped clean after nearly 70 years after she protested racial segregation has raised the possibility of similar bids to clear the names of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama.
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Wrongful ‘Groveland Four' Charges Could Be Dropped 70 Years Later
A prosecutor has filed a motion to clear the names of four Black men who were wrongly accused of raping a white woman more than seven decades ago.
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Report: Hate Crime Laws Lack Uniformity Across the US
A coalition of civil rights groups releasing a report on hate crime laws says the protections against bias-motivated violence are inconsistent and lack uniformity nationally
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Civil Rights Organizations, Leaders Discuss Future After Derek Chauvin Verdict
A day after the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, community activists are looking at what needs to happen next and brainstorming proposals for the future. Akia S. Callum is used to being on the frontlines demanding change with other N.A.A.C.P. members. While former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges, Callum believes this...
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CT Leaders Say Chauvin Verdict Is a Step in the Right Direction
Community activists and others say there is much more that still needs to be done after the guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin.