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US expands militarised zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy Columbus

July 04, 2025 12:25 pm

Orange no-entry signs posted by the US military in English and Spanish dot the New Mexico desert, where a border wall cuts past onion fields and parched ranches with tufts of tall grass growing amidst wiry brush and yucca trees.

A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it

June 16, 2025 1:45 pm

This year will be the first Juneteenth under President Donald Trump's second administration, which has banned diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, or DEI, in the federal government.

How Martin Luther King Jr's dream lives on 57 years after his death

April 04, 2025 9:36 pm

US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead on April 4, 1968, as he was on his way to lead a march. His ideals have since inspired many movements, including Black Lives Matter, which highlights the discrimination faced by Black people to this day.

Nusrat Chowdhury confirmed as the first Muslim female federal judge in US history

June 16, 2023 10:36 pm

The confirmation drew praise from the American Civil Liberties Union, where she is the legal director of the ACLU of Illinois. Prior to that post, she served from 2008 to 2020 at the national ACLU office, including seven years as deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Programme.

Karnataka: Civil rights group gives ‘fail’ grade to BJP govt in education sector

April 12, 2023 8:15 pm

The forum also pointed out that the government has shut down over 150 government schools since 2019.

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Malcolm X’s family plan to sue authorities for his death: Who was Malcolm X and how did he die?

February 24, 2023 8:13 am

Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights activist and American icon Malcolm X, announced on his 58th death anniversary that she was going to sue the NYPD and other federal agencies for his 1965 assassination. Here is the story of the murder.

Rosa Parks: Icon of the US civil rights movement

February 04, 2023 7:00 pm

Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King.

Adjusting between rights and duties part of a woman’s behaviour: Irani

January 11, 2023 4:06 am

The head of the BAPS Swaminarayan sect, Mahant Swami Maharaj, initiated them into the sect’s monastic order at a grand initiation ceremony, said a release.

Muhammad Aziz, a suspect in the slaying of Malcolm X, after his arrest, in New York, on Feb. 26, 1965, left, and Aziz outside court after his conviction in the killing of Malcolm X was vacated on Nov. 18, 2021, in New York.

Why New York will pay $36 million to men exonerated in Malcolm X killing

October 31, 2022 7:28 pm

Two wrongfully convicted men served about two decades in prison in a landmark case that raised questions about racism in the US criminal justice system.