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The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its ...
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May Day and the intersection of civil and workers’ rights
Union leaders rally for International Workers Day, highlighting the intersection of civil rights and worker rights. A legacy of solidarity and justice.
Civil rights leaders rally around National Museum of African American History
Civil rights leaders launched a #HandsOffOurHistory campaign to rally to protect Black history from Trump's executive orders.
Black History Under Fire? Smithsonian Says Reports That It Removed Historic Civil Rights Artifacts From Museum Are False
Claims about the iconic Greensboro lunch counter being removed sparked outrage, revealing deep anxieties about preserving Black history — especially amid recent efforts to diminish it.
Trump orders ‘ideology’ removed from Smithsonian. What about NC sit-ins exhibit?
We fact-check a report that the Trump administration ordered pieces of the F.W. Woolworth lunch counter from Greensboro to be ...
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Civil rights leaders alarmed after bible and other artifacts are removed from Smithsonian African-American museum
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...