Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid
Read full article: Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raidFederal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the charges against two Louisville officers tied to the 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor.
Federal judge grants injunction allowing clergy visits at Minneapolis ICE holding facility
Read full article: Federal judge grants injunction allowing clergy visits at Minneapolis ICE holding facilityClergy will be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minnesota.
César Chavez's name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub
Read full article: César Chavez's name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrubWithin hours of explosive sexual abuse allegations against labor leader César Chavez, officials at a California university took swift action and covered a statue of him.
Asylum claim denied for the family of the boy in a bunny hat detained with his father, lawyer says
Read full article: Asylum claim denied for the family of the boy in a bunny hat detained with his father, lawyer saysAn immigration judge has denied the asylum claim of the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy photographed in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack as he was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown that shook Minneapolis earlier this year, a family lawyer said.
Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups
Read full article: Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groupsDolores Huerta has dedicated her life to breaking down barriers and cemented her place in history as one of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists.
California's Gov. Newsom supports move to rename César Chavez Day over alleged sexual abuse
Read full article: California's Gov. Newsom supports move to rename César Chavez Day over alleged sexual abuseCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a proposal to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader.
César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegations
Read full article: César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegationsAllegations that César Chavez sexually abused women and girls are reshaping how many communities honor him.
César Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta and others
Read full article: César Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta and othersLabor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among women and girls who say they were sexually abused by César Chavez, the long-admired Latino icon, while he led the United Farm Workers union.
In his words: How Gregory Bovino became a face of Trump's mass deportations and ended his career
Read full article: In his words: How Gregory Bovino became a face of Trump's mass deportations and ended his careerGregory Bovino says he plans to retire from the U.S. Border Patrol in the coming weeks.
The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters
Read full article: The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US votersCongressional Republicans are pushing voting legislation that's backed by President Donald Trump and would require voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship in order to register for federal elections.
Wisconsin legislator pleads no contest to disorderly conduct in feud over Hispanic resolutions
Read full article: Wisconsin legislator pleads no contest to disorderly conduct in feud over Hispanic resolutionsA Wisconsin legislator has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in connection with a bitter feud with her caucus over resolutions honoring Hispanics.
AP Exclusive: Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out
Read full article: AP Exclusive: Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs outThe National Museum of African American History and Culture is removing a rare slave ship timber from its “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit and returning it to South Africa.
UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other US leaders has led to human rights violations
Read full article: UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other US leaders has led to human rights violationsA U_N_-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U_S_ President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”.
Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League school
Read full article: Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League schoolA federal judge is weighing whether the government can force the University of Pennsylvania to hand over detailed employee information in an antisemitism investigation.
Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appeal
Read full article: Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appealThe Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation.
An effort to remedy harm from a race-based kidney test helps Black patients seeking transplants
Read full article: An effort to remedy harm from a race-based kidney test helps Black patients seeking transplantsA racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants.
Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says
Read full article: Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint saysA court complaint says two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City’s mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group.
On 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, worries about the future of voting rights and calls to action
Read full article: On 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, worries about the future of voting rights and calls to actionAlabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma.
Olympian Eileen Gu heads up annual Chinese New Year parade in her native San Francisco
Read full article: Olympian Eileen Gu heads up annual Chinese New Year parade in her native San FranciscoSan Francisco has rung in the Year of the Fire Horse with its annual Chinese New Year parade with thousands cheering on hometown hero and Olympic champion Eileen Gu as its grand marshal.
After a president-filled celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson's family gathers for intimate final goodbye
Read full article: After a president-filled celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson's family gathers for intimate final goodbyeThe family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is honoring him with a private memorial at Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Chicago.
US immigration authorities arrest Spanish-language news reporter in Tennessee
Read full article: US immigration authorities arrest Spanish-language news reporter in TennesseeCourt documents say immigration authorities arrested a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee without a warrant.
Celebration of life for Jesse Jackson to draw former presidents and Grammy-winning artists
Read full article: Celebration of life for Jesse Jackson to draw former presidents and Grammy-winning artistsFrom former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader.
Democrats confront how to rebuild Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition as bruising primary fights loom
Read full article: Democrats confront how to rebuild Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition as bruising primary fights loomDemocrats are gearing up for a bruising presidential primary as they argue over how to rebuild a winning coalition.
Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Education Department
Read full article: Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Education DepartmentAs the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing discrimination in America’s schools.
Haitian man dies in US immigration custody with untreated toothache, brother says
Read full article: Haitian man dies in US immigration custody with untreated toothache, brother saysA Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months after the denial of his asylum application has died in the hospital.
Federal judge blocks Florida governor's foreign terrorist label of Muslim groups
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Florida governor's foreign terrorist label of Muslim groupsA federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an executive order issued last year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that designates two Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations.
Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soil
Read full article: Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soilIf the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child.
Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome
Read full article: Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndromeFor Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings.
ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops
Read full article: ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real copsFederal immigration agents arrested a Columbia student after allegedly gaining access to her apartment by posing as police in search of a missing child.
Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation scheme
Read full article: Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation schemeA judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a deportation scheme to 16½ years in prison.
Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his death
Read full article: Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his deathSurveillance video of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar being dropped off at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol agents five nights before he was found dead shows him pacing by a locked door and walking through an empty parking lot.
Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead
Read full article: Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English insteadCallers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.
Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment
Read full article: Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatmentFederal reforms have made Native American health care and education programs more accessible to tribal citizens descended from enslaved Black people.
Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth
Read full article: Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birthFederal health data shows Black women are more than three times likely than white women to die around the time of childbirth.
With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope
Read full article: With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hopeThree women lived for years as the last members of the Akuntsu people, who were decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s and ‘80s.
8-year-old whose body was found on tribal lands in Arizona was likely struck by vehicle, FBI says
Read full article: 8-year-old whose body was found on tribal lands in Arizona was likely struck by vehicle, FBI saysThe FBI says an 8-year-old girl whose body was found on tribal lands in northern Arizona last month after she was reported missing was likely struck by a passing vehicle.
Crowds of Chicago mourners pay respects to Jesse Jackson at start of cross-country memorial services
Read full article: Crowds of Chicago mourners pay respects to Jesse Jackson at start of cross-country memorial servicesMemorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy.
Texas grand jury rejects indictments in fatal shooting of US citizen by federal immigration agent
Read full article: Texas grand jury rejects indictments in fatal shooting of US citizen by federal immigration agentProsecutors say a grand jury has rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last year of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas.
Pennsylvania residents question police response to student ICE protesters after juveniles detained
Read full article: Pennsylvania residents question police response to student ICE protesters after juveniles detainedSome residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and students protesting ICE policies left several juveniles in custody.
ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum
Read full article: ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forumA former Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer says the agency’s training for new deportation officers is broken as ICE ramps up its hiring.
New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
Read full article: New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American womenIn the 1970s, the agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent.
She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her
Read full article: She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport herA woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and on the brink of war with the United States.
House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol
Read full article: House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US CapitolHouse Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents.
Appeals court says Trump administration can halt work on slavery exhibit in Philadelphia amid appeal
Read full article: Appeals court says Trump administration can halt work on slavery exhibit in Philadelphia amid appealA U.S. appeals court late Friday says the Trump administration can halt work on a National Park Service slavery exhibit in Philadelphia while it appeals a judge's order to reinstall it.
Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say
Read full article: Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts sayThe Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most.
Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders
Read full article: Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway buildersA historic bridge in Alaska named for segregated Black soldiers who battled extreme weather and terrain to help build the first road link between Alaska and Canada needs to replaced.
Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded to include South Carolina and Washington, DC
Read full article: Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded to include South Carolina and Washington, DCMemorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina.
Prosecutors stand by former militant's conviction but blast judge's prior conduct as prosecutor
Read full article: Prosecutors stand by former militant's conviction but blast judge's prior conduct as prosecutorGeorgia prosecutors defending the 2002 murder conviction of a onetime Black Panther leader known as H.
Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia
Read full article: Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in PhiladelphiaWorkers are restoring an exhibit depicting the history of the nine people once enslaved in Philadelphia despite a legal fight between the city and the Trump administration.
Trump, weeks after backlash over racist post, hosts Black History Month reception
Read full article: Trump, weeks after backlash over racist post, hosts Black History Month receptionPresident Donald Trump has hosted a White House reception for Black History Month, less than two weeks after he sparked a bipartisan outcry by posting a racist video on social media that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.
Sports helped shape Jesse Jackson's career and inspired the ex-quarterback to fight for equal rights
Read full article: Sports helped shape Jesse Jackson's career and inspired the ex-quarterback to fight for equal rightsThe Rev. Jesse Jackson was an athlete from a young age, and throughout his life he immersed himself in the world of sports.
Children of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson honor his legacy as memorial services set for next week
Read full article: Children of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson honor his legacy as memorial services set for next weekJesse Jackson’s children remember his civil rights legacy and describe him as a devoted father after his death at home.
FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures
Read full article: FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fracturesMinnesota and federal authorities are investigating claims that immigration officers shattered a Mexican man's skull while taking him into custody last month.
Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia
Read full article: Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at ColumbiaAn immigration judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student and Columbia protest leader.
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
Read full article: Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit arguesConservation and historical organizations are suing the Trump administration over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.
There was 'a bridge called Jesse Jackson' across decades of civil rights advocacy
Read full article: There was 'a bridge called Jesse Jackson' across decades of civil rights advocacyThe Rev. Jesse Jackson kept up his more than half-century-long fight for civil and human rights through his final years despite challenges over his health, the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice and political divisions.
Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia
Read full article: Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in PhiladelphiaA federal judge has ordered an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington to be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month.
Chinese American restaurants question why Chinese cuisine can't get the chef's table treatment
Read full article: Chinese American restaurants question why Chinese cuisine can't get the chef's table treatmentUpscale Chinese American restaurants, from San Francisco to New York City, have sprung up in recent years, garnering buzz beyond Chinese food takeout staples with refined tasting menus.
Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027
Read full article: Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.
Hundreds of agents search for Nancy Guthrie as her case spotlights other families left behind
Read full article: Hundreds of agents search for Nancy Guthrie as her case spotlights other families left behindNancy Guthrie’s disappearance highlights how differently police respond when a case draws national attention.
Perjury probe into ICE testimonies marks latest shooting where evidence contradicts Trump officials
Read full article: Perjury probe into ICE testimonies marks latest shooting where evidence contradicts Trump officialsFederal authorities have announced an investigation into two immigration officers who appeared to have made untruthful statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month.
New Zealand restricts the spread of a reviled killer’s views by hampering his attempts to gain fame
Read full article: New Zealand restricts the spread of a reviled killer’s views by hampering his attempts to gain fameNew Zealand's Court of Appeal has finished hearing an appeal from the Christchurch mosque gunman, in proceedings that were quiet and tightly controlled.
A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfers
Read full article: A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfersA federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give detained immigrants in Minnesota quick, private access to lawyers.
A timeline of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Read full article: A timeline of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in MinnesotaThe Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead.
California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfire
Read full article: California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfireCalifornia’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.
House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history
Read full article: House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black historyThe press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the prominent abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says sorry if some were offended by anti-immigrant comments
Read full article: Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says sorry if some were offended by anti-immigrant commentsJim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has apologized after saying Britain has been “colonized” by immigrants.
Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims
Read full article: Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victimsThe maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and will stop selling the device in New York.
Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Read full article: Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in MinnesotaActivists have planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public stand against the 5-week-old immigration crackdown in its home state of Minnesota.
Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders unite to counter Trump administration's agenda
Read full article: Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders unite to counter Trump administration's agendaThe Congressional Black Caucus is building a new coalition with major civil rights groups to push back on President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.
Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations
Read full article: Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigationsAttorneys for a woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent last year in Chicago say newly-released videos, texts and emails show how the Trump administration mishandles investigations and spreads misinformation.
200 love letters found in a Nashville home tell the story of a couple's courtship during WWII
Read full article: 200 love letters found in a Nashville home tell the story of a couple's courtship during WWIIA trove of more than 200 letters from World War II that were found in a Tennessee home offers an intimate picture of love during wartime.
Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states
Read full article: Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led statesPresident Donald Trump’s administration plans to withhold public health and transportation funds from several Democratic-led states.
U.S. citizens and legal residents sue over aggressive immigration raid at Idaho horse racing track
Read full article: U.S. citizens and legal residents sue over aggressive immigration raid at Idaho horse racing trackThree Idaho families are suing over an immigration raid at a horse racing track last year.
New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals court
Read full article: New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals courtBrenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting, wanted to be described as a terrorist and always intended to admit to his crimes, his former lawyer says.
Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater
Read full article: Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skaterU.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin has become the first person to legally land a backflip on Olympic ice.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show celebrated America – all of it – with a message of unity
Read full article: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show celebrated America – all of it – with a message of unityBad Bunny concluded his historic Super Bowl halftime performance with a few English-language words.
Congressional Black Caucus chair says Trump's post on the Obamas shows a 'bigoted and racist regime'
Read full article: Congressional Black Caucus chair says Trump's post on the Obamas shows a 'bigoted and racist regime'The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says the Trump administration has a chance to change after President Donald Trump posted a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as primates in the jungle.
