civil rights

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State Sen. Lisa Grafstein, a longtime civil rights lawyer, said the state bar is worried: “If you push back against the General Assembly, what’s the next thing that’s going to happen to you?”

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

I spoke to Black several hours after he had testified before a House committee’s “shadow hearing” convened by the Democratic minority on civil rights abuses connected to the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The series spans several decades, drawing inspiration from racial violence during the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, his personal relationship to Africa, people in his own community and across the African diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In 1961, the civil rights movement was intensifying across the United States as Dwight was serving as a pilot in the US Air Force.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The case was closely watched by criminal lawyers and civil rights lawyers nationwide.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander