Civil Rights

Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., (pictured left) and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., (pictured right) are now joining the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to statements made on Tuesday. Booker will be the first black male to sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, while Harris becomes the first black female to sit on the committee since the 1990s. (AP Photos)

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Cory Booker, Kamala Harris join Senate Judiciary Committee

January 9, 2018 8:38 pm

A report says former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. will face trial on Jan. 22 to determine if his aggressive Facebook posts at a fellow airline passenger count as a threat. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

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Ex-Sheriff David Clarke set to face trial this month over airport confrontation

Katie Leach -

January 5, 2018 9:17 pm

Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, who was killed by New York City police, died on Saturday after a heart attack left her in a week-long coma. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Erica Garner dies one week after suffering heart attack

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December 30, 2017 2:55 pm

A court filing made public this week says that the FBI obtained a search warrant in March to go through former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke's personal email. This was for an investigation into an incident between Clarke and fellow airline passenger, Dan Black, in January. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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FBI executed search warrant on former Sheriff David Clarke’s emails

Katie Leach -

December 30, 2017 1:48 am

People carry signs as they march following the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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Why does YouTube think MLK’s views are supremacist?

Joseph Klein -

December 15, 2017 5:01 am

President Donald Trump gets a tour of the newly-opened Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, left, joins the president on the tour. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Trump honors civil rights icons at opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: ‘We strive to be worthy of their sacrifice’

Melissa Quinn -

December 9, 2017 6:12 pm

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Jackson mayor: ‘If we can change right here in the belly of the beast, we can see a change take place across the world’

Melissa Quinn -

December 9, 2017 4:58 pm

Reps. John Lewis and Bennie Thompson said they would not attend the opening of a civil rights museum if Trump attends. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Congressional Black Caucus chairman: ‘This White House is not serious about civil rights’

Ariella Phillips -

December 8, 2017 12:47 am

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White House: ‘It’s unfortunate’ John Lewis is skipping civil rights museum opening because of Trump

Gabby Morrongiello -

December 7, 2017 10:06 pm

The NAACP has asked Trump to stay away from the event.

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John Lewis cancels appearance at Mississippi civil rights museum because Trump is attending

Ariella Phillips -

December 7, 2017 8:43 pm

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Tag: Civil Rights

Cory Booker, Kamala Harris join Senate Judiciary Committee

Erica Garner dies one week after suffering heart attack

FBI executed search warrant on former Sheriff David Clarke’s emails

Trump honors civil rights icons at opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: ‘We strive to be worthy of their sacrifice’

Jackson mayor: ‘If we can change right here in the belly of the beast, we can see a change take place across the world’

Congressional Black Caucus chairman: ‘This White House is not serious about civil rights’

White House: ‘It’s unfortunate’ John Lewis is skipping civil rights museum opening because of Trump

John Lewis cancels appearance at Mississippi civil rights museum because Trump is attending

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