By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday will award the Medal of Honor posthumously to two U.S. Army privates who were part of a daring Union Army contingent that stole a Confederate train during the Civil War, the White House said. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson, will receive the medals […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor on Wednesday for “conspicuous gallantry” to a pair of Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the American Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines. U.S. Army Privates Philip […]
It’s been 60 years since the 1964 Civil Rights Act was signed into law. Across the country, civil rights groups, scholars and others have commemorated the landmark law with panels, comprehensive reports and rallies. Many have cited its impact and other federal laws that came in its wake, including one protecting the right to vote […]
If you leave your job, it would seem logical that your salary would stop being paid, but not so for a number of former Nigerian civil servants. They have managed to be employed elsewhere – sometimes in another country entirely – and yet continue to receive a wage from their former workplace. News of this […]
The family of a child who was shot by Douglas County deputy has hired prominent civil rights attorneys for their case. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed the deputy shot at a suspect trying to carjack the family’s BMW on Monday at a gas station on Fulton Industrial Boulevard. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for […]
La’Nisha Hemingway, an 18-year-old high school graduate in South Carolina, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against three police officers after she was wrongfully detained Bailey Law Firm, the group representing Hemingway, stated in a press release that Hemingway was on her way to meet friends on May 3 when she was pulled over […]
Insights from Time, Jacobin, Politico, and The Financial Times The News French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that either a far-left or far-right victory in the country’s upcoming election could spark “civil war,” accusing both Jean-Luc Melenchon’s France Unbowed and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally of stoking sectarian tensions. Left and right-wing leaders condemned […]
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — A 21-year-old woman who was accused and cleared of stealing AirPods from a classmate while she was in high school has filed a $20 million civil rights discrimination lawsuit against the city of Naperville and two members of its police department. The lawsuit filed May 21 in U.S. District Court for the […]
(Bloomberg) — President Emmanuel Macron said the agendas of the far-right and far-left blocs in France’s upcoming legislative elections pit the country’s people against each other, going so far as to say that “extreme” parties could spark a “civil war.” Most Read from Bloomberg The far-right National Rally’s plan to deal with crime and insecurity […]
An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone. He’d use the same megaphone to sing spiritual hymns and freedom songs during protests. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] […]
Jun. 21—Children of different races frolicked in the Elliott Park’s splash pad Wednesday while Wilma Newton recalled when the park was segregated. “It was the Black park,” Newton said. “When my mom was a little girl. This was the only park she could come to.” Newton has hosted Juneteenth celebrations at Elliott for 15 years. […]
Wikipedia’s editors declared that the Anti-Defamation League cannot be trusted to give reliable information on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and they overwhelmingly said the ADL is an unreliable source on antisemitism. It’s a stunning rebuke to one of the world’s preeminent authorities on anti-Jewish hate and a significant advocate for the rights and causes of American […]