Civil rights
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'A ridiculous amount of money pledged to someone who already was absurdly rich'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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The new civil rights frontier: artificial intelligence
The Explainer Experts worry that AI could further inequality and discrimination
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Biden establishes monument for Emmett Till amid tensions over Black history
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By Theara Coleman Published
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NAACP, other rights groups warn tourists to avoid DeSantis' 'openly hostile' Florida
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By Peter Weber Published
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Biden commemorates Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Biden honors MLK in sermon ahead of Monday holiday
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By Brigid Kennedy Published
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The history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Speed Read The decades-long journey to honor Dr. King with a fully-recognized federal holiday
By Theara Coleman Published
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The debate around abortion buffer zones
Talking Point Vote to block protests outside clinics has proven as divisive as the issue of abortion itself
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Emmett Till's family seeks arrest after discovery of unserved warrant
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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How Black History Month began
In Depth Annual celebration dates back almost 100 years
By The Week Staff Published
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Family of Malcolm X claims letter proves FBI and NYPD involved in his murder
Speed Read Daughters of assassinated civil rights leader demand reopening of investigation
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Aretha Franklin ‘gravely ill’ as family and friends gather
Speed Read The 76-year-old singer has battled a series of health problems
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Martin Luther King’s assassination 50 years on: who shot him and where was he killed?
Speed Read 4 April marks a half century since the civil rights leader was gunned down in Memphis
By The Week Staff Published
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Linda Brown: girl at centre of Brown vs. Board civil rights case dies aged 76
Speed Read Tributes pour in for ‘incredible’ woman who sparked a landmark desegregation ruling in 1954
By The Week Staff Last updated
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