CBS News Radio flashback: LBJ calls for equal voting rights after Selma march in 1965 – CBS News Watch CBS News Major Garrett introduces CBS News Radio coverage of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 speech to Congress, calling for equal voting rights for Black Americans. Source link
NEW YORK — It wasn’t until his junior year of college that civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about a devastating massacre that took place in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. His African American studies professor lectured about what is known today as the Tulsa Race Massacre — the days in 1921 when white mobs … Read more
One man’s determination to preserve a small Ohio town’s civil rights history – CBS News Watch CBS News David Butcher’s family settled in Tablertown, Ohio in 1830. He spoke with “CBS Saturday Morning” about his goal to preserve local civil rights legacy with the Tablertown People of Color Museum. Source link
ABC this week accused the Trump administration of violating its free speech rights with a regulatory action focused on the talk show “The View,” according to a filing submitted to the Federal Communications Commission. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In the filing, ABC blasted the … Read more
ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of violating its First Amendment rights due to the agency’s scrutiny of its talk show “The View,” according to a petition filed with the agency on May 7. According to the broadcaster’s petition, the FCC has demanded that ABC prove that “The View” qualifies as a news program, … Read more
U.S. states can’t bar immigrant children – no matter their status – from attending public school. The Supreme Court said so in 1982. A growing chorus of Republicans wants to overturn that decision. Bills in state legislatures over the past year have unsuccessfully aimed to collect data on immigrant students without legal status or charge … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A congressional redistricting frenzy is sweeping across the South this week, after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority last week slashed a key Voting Rights Act protection, triggering new efforts by Republicans to quickly rewrite U.S. House district maps ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Louisiana, Alabama and … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A coalition of civil rights groups filed a new lawsuit on Monday seeking to halt parts of a Texas law that would allow police officers in the Lone Star State to arrest migrants suspected of crossing into the U.S. across the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The law is … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., introduced legislation last week that would significantly expand rights for the homeless and overhaul how the government treats Americans living on the streets by siphoning billions from defense spending. The “Unhoused Persons Bill of Rights” calls for government-led intervention to end homelessness over … Read more
Sen. Raphael Warnock told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the Supreme Court decision narrowing a section of the Voting Rights Act has “poured fuel on this redistricting arms race” as states have raced to undergo gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Source link