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Would Environmental Justice in California Survive a Second Trump White House? Doubtful.

Activists question whether the state would protect communities of color if the EPA is stripped of its watchdog powers.

Capital & Main

“He continued to perform around the world throughout his career, carrying the torch for the Cash music legacy”: Tommy Cash, country artist and Johnny Cash's younger brother, dies at 84

Cash's biggest hit, 1969's Six White Horses, was dedicated to John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr, and he also went on to tour with his brother Johnny, Connie Smith, George Jones, and Hank Williams Jr.

Guitar World

Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans' first Black mayor, dead at 91

Civil rights activist Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91

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Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had front row to courtroom history, dies at 80

Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history for many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials died Sunday

The Independent UK

NBA MLK Day Games: Full Schedule

Seven NBA matchups will be played on Jan. 20, 2025.

Sports Illustrated

Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention

On the third day of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago police beat protesters in a free-for-all on Michigan Avenue. The iconic images of that melee have since been incorporated into almost every documentary on America in the 1960s or about the war in Vietnam.

The Conversation

Donald Trump’s ego cannot handle being trounced by Kamala Harris

Trump is floundering because the attention and positive energy generated by Harris and Walz have threatened his ego

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Andrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor for exhibit on his life

Civil Rights icon Andrew Young — a former ambassador, congressman, Atlanta mayor and member of Martin Luther King Jr.’s inner circle, is coming home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in 1955

The Independent UK

Can Kamala Harris help Democrats regain lost Black votes?

Some Black voters have drifted away from the Democrats in recent years, but will Harris be able to pull them back?

Al Jazeera

Kamala Harris: Faith, Justice, And Presidential Aspirations

Explore Kamala Harris's unique blend of religious traditions and social justice values that shape her worldview and inspire hope for a more just society.

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Martin Luther King III Calls For Unity Amid Political Violence

Martin Luther King III calls for unity and rising above division in the aftermath of recent events, emphasizing the nation's potential for positive change.

The Independent UK

Why you should visit the southern states: The US destinations you probably haven’t considered

From Kentucky’s Louisville to Bentonville in Arkansas, Annabel Grossman discovers America’s lesser-visited holiday destinations on a journey through the south

Salon

A eulogy for the United States

Let’s celebrate a democracy that once was – but not what it now is

Tom’s Guide

7 best patriotic movies to watch on the Fourth of July

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Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society

Signed into law nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.”

The Conversation

Even the Supreme Court’s conservative justices are polarized about the state of American politics

Polarization is both essential to a functioning democracy and a threat to it.

Capital & Main

James Lawson Gave Us Equal Time

The civil rights leader showed that even in Los Angeles, color drives class divisions and racial justice drives economic justice.

The Conversation

Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power of love’ to challenge injustice

Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., who died on June 9, 2024, at the age of 95, was a Methodist minister and a powerful advocate of nonviolence during the Civil Rights Movement.

France 24

'Strategist of nonviolence': US civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson dies at 95

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95.

The Independent UK

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., has died

The Independent UK

King and queen of the Netherlands pay tribute to MLK during visit to Atlanta

The king and queen of the Netherlands have begun a four-day tour of the U.S. in Atlanta

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