Civil Rights News
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Netflix documentary explores RFK's legacy 50 years later
Nearly 50 years after Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, a new documentary series on his life and transformation into a liberal hero is coming to Netflix
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Arizona's only black legislators chastised after race talk
Arizona's only two black legislators are formally chastised by House after speaking out against a Republican lawmaker's published column, which included a racial slur and they say derided black activists
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Trump lawyer says he'll plead the Fifth in porn actress case
President Donald Trump's personal attorney says he'll exercise his constitutional right against self-incrimination in a lawsuit brought by a porn actress who said she had an affair with Trump
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Nevada student sues over dress code banning pro-gun shirts
An eighth-grade student has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Nevada school district of violating his First Amendment rights after he says he was told his pro-gun T-shirt violates the dress code
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Attorneys urge appeals court to block Iraqi deportations
Civil rights attorneys contended Wednesday that the Trump administration tried to rush deportations of Iraqis who faced torture, sexual slavery and even beheadings in their home country.
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Lawyer: Police mistreated black woman in restaurant arrest
A civil rights attorney is accusing police in a south Alabama city of mistreating a black woman who was arrested during a confrontation in a Waffle House restaurant
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Review: Rachel Dolezal documentary fascinating, well-crafted
Film Review: "The Rachel Divide" on Netflix about Rachel Dolezal is a fascinating, comprehensive and well-crafted documentary
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Fats, food and fun: 1st weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off
Music lovers are converging this week on the Crescent City for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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Fats, food and fun: 1st weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off
Music lovers are converging this week on the Crescent City for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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Lawsuit says man spent 18 days in prisoner transport van
A Virginia man who spent 18 days shackled in the back of a van in transit between jails on a charge that was ultimately dismissed is filing a lawsuit