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Supreme Court takes up GOP-led challenge to Voting Rights Act that could affect control of Congress
The court’s conservative majority has been skeptical of considerations of race.
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Crowd on hand for unveiling of John Lewis statue at spot where Confederate monument once stood
Lewis’ statue stands in the same spot as an obelisk that was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908 and removed in 2020.
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Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
Groups like the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights and Hate Free Decatur had been pushing for the monument to be removed since the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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King and queen of the Netherlands pay tribute to MLK during visit to Atlanta
Willem-Alexander called the visit ‘deeply moving’ for the couple and said the ‘drive for emancipation among people of color’ was a story of ‘pain and anger, but also one of pride, solidarity and the steadfast belief in peace and reconciliation.’
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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
‘He is one of the reasons why our city is so great. He helped us during the period of civil rights and social justice.’
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Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial as marchers’ voices ring out for voting rights
‘What kind of country do we want to live in? Do we want to live in a country of freedom, liberty and justice? Or a country of injustice, hate and fear?’
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At least 6 states are considering tougher penalties for killing police dogs
‘These animals are not only tools. They are considered family.’
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The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump
‘Donald Trump is offering a form of nostalgia.’
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Monument honoring slain civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo and friend is unveiled in Detroit park
Three Ku Klux Klan members were convicted in Liuzzo’s death.
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For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story
‘Through reckoning with America’s racist past, we have the opportunity to heal.’