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60 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Project 2025 aims to make white men victims and everyone else inferior

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Congressman Tim Burchette referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as a “DEI hire” in racially coded subtext suggesting she is unqualified for her position because she is a woman of color. Not only are the vice president’s qualifications undeniable, but the slight is representative of a deeper and more organized and troubling attack on the very civil rights protections […]

August 1, 2024

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Harris campaign bolstered by Black sororities and civil rights groups

Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is receiving widespread support from Black Greek letter organizations and civil rights groups. The historic organizations and the “Divine Nine” are masterminding plans to increase the Black vote in November and ensure little to no irregularities at the polls for this presidential election cycle. “The momentum of this moment will help to expand our mobilization,” Shavon Arline-Bradley, the national head of the National Council of Negro Women, told theGrio. Arline-Bradley, a member of […]

July 25, 2024

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The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and university professor. Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., […]

June 12, 2024

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Project 2025 promises to shut down Dept. of Education, ban abortion, roll back civil rights and more

If you’re an American planning to vote in this year’s election, Project 2025 is a must-read document. The so-called “playbook” is a presidential transition plan that lays out what should happen in the first 180 days of a conservative presidency in nearly 1,000 pages of detail. It’s more than a fantasy wish list or set of media talking points — the project is backed by the influential Heritage Foundation, along with more than 100 conservative organizations, partners, and scholars, and […]

June 12, 2024

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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid of the existing sculptures. The statues that had stood there for more than 100 years were obscure figures in the state’s history. “I remember giving tours to constituents from Arkansas, to young people, and I would point out the two representatives in Statuary Hall in our United States Capitol from […]

May 6, 2024

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Rev. Al Sharpton’s annual civil rights conference features address from Biden

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to give a live virtual keynote address to the Rev. Al Sharpton’s racial justice conference in New York on Friday, organizers said. Biden, who is ramping up his Democratic reelection pitch to Black voters ahead of a rematch with Republican former President Donald Trump this fall, will tout his accomplishments and highlight policies enacted to address entrenched racial inequity when he addresses the annual National Action Network Convention, the White House […]

April 13, 2024

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White House to convene descendants of civil rights icons and Black historical figures

The White House will host more than two dozen descendants of civil rights icons and historical figures as they commemorate Black History Month, the White House exclusively confirmed with theGrio. The Biden-Harris administration, on Tuesday afternoon, will welcome the descendants for a reception where they will engage with White House officials, members of Congress, and each other. The convening also comes amid efforts to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and diminish the importance of Black history. Invited guests […]

February 13, 2024

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Donald Trump and Nikki Haley show us America’s ignorance about the Civil War

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When America fails to teach society about its history, you get the Republican Party and its attitudes toward the Civil War. This country is awfully ignorant when it comes to American history because that history is not taught correctly, truthfully or with any context or sensitivity. And this is how Republican presidential candidates can exploit a public lack of […]

January 12, 2024

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Why Nikki Haley whitesplained the Civil War, explained

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Who is Nikki Haley? Nimarata Nikki Haley is the former governor of South Carolina who is currently seeking the Republican nomination for president of the United States. Haley was born and raised in Bamberg, South Carolina, to immigrant parents from Amritsar, Punjab, India. She served in the South Carolina legislature and in the Trump administration as ambassador to the […]

December 29, 2023