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WASHINGTON – Three civil-rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s executive orders by arguing they would lose federal funding under the ...
More than 400 LGBTQ and civil rights groups on Monday urged lawmakers to reject legislation that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, claiming the measure, which the ...
(Reuters) - Civil rights, housing and AIDS prevention groups sued U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying their federal funding is in jeopardy because of his executive orders concerning ...
Civil and human rights organizations have teamed up to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president’s executive orders on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility ...
A wave of civil unrest in the United States, initially triggered by the murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, led to protests and riots against systemic racism in the United States, [8] [9] including police brutality and other forms of violence. [10]
Major figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks [14] were involved in the fight against the race-based discrimination of the Civil Rights Movement. . Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 sparked the Montgomery bus boycott—a large movement in Montgomery, Alabama, that was an integral period at the beginning of the Civil Rights Moveme
As of 2004, according to the United States Commission on Civil Rights: "Native Americans die of diabetes, alcohol use disorder, tuberculosis, suicide, and other health conditions at shocking rates. Beyond disturbingly high mortality rates, Native Americans also suffer a significantly lower health status and disproportionate rates of disease ...
NAACP is a nonpartisan civil rights group. Group supporters posed for photos amidst big-screen TVs, and said they hoped Costco noticed the increased spending following their visit. "This isn't a ...