#Social Justice
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🇬🇧 A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people
[United Kingdom]
<p>The Spirit We Move With explores the legacy of Mitchelville on Hilton Head Island and its Gullah Geechee community</p><p>In 1862, while the American civil war spread across the country, formerly en...
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🇺🇸 Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment
[USA]
Tribal citizens whose Black ancestors were enslaved by citizens of several tribal nations in Oklahoma are starting to see more inclusive access to Native American health care, education and other soci...
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🇺🇸 In Minnesota, U.S. cardinals, pope's ambassador decry mass deportations, call for reconciliation
[USA]
Two American cardinals and the Vatican's ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government's immigration crackdown, but they urged everyone to repair str...
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🇺🇸 EPA firing 22 environmental justice staffers, union says
[USA]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to fire 22 more of its staffers, a union representing agency employees said Thursday. Justin Chen, president of AFGE Council 238, which represents EPA s...
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🇺🇸 Chicago honors Rev. Jesse Jackson with lineup of memorial events
[USA]
Related: #Civil Rights, #Legacy, #Political Activism
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🇺🇸 Mother Of Victim In Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Remembers Her Slain Daughter: “She Loved Hard”
[USA]
“She had big dreams,” Pamela Dias says of her late daughter, Ajike Owens, a working mother of four who was raising her kids in Ocala, FL. “She would kind of toss around different ideas, entrepreneuria...
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🇺🇸 Remembering The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American original
[USA]
"Sunday Morning" looks back on the life of the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose trailblazing presidential campaigns, built on a message of economic support and ...
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🇺🇸 Remembering The Rev. Jesse Jackson
[USA]
Mark Whitaker looks back on the life of The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose trailblazing presidential campaigns, built on a message of ...
Related: #Civil Rights, #Political Activism, #International Diplomacy -
🇺🇸 Political Films on the Far Right, Ukraine War Win Berlin Panorama Audience Awards
[USA]
Faraz Shariat's 'Prosecution,' about a prosecutor confronting far-right violence, and Alisa Kovalenko's documentary 'Traces' about sexual violence against Ukrainian women during the war, took top hono...
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🇺🇸 Book excerpt: "We the Women" by Norah O'Donnell
[USA]
In her new book, the CBS News journalist highlights women who pushed America to live up to its founding promises of liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness for all.
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🇺🇸 U2's new music honors Renee Good and draws inspiration from world events
[USA]
U2 is returning with its first collection of new songs in nearly a decade, opening with a tribute to Renee Good, the Minnesota mom fatally shot by a federal agent during this winter's massive immigrat...
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🇺🇸 Jackson’s ‘Keep Hope Alive’ Speech in 1988 Was a Call for Social Justice and Unity
[USA]
Though he didn’t win the Democratic nomination for president in either year, Jesse Jackson’s moving speeches at the conventions called on the party to care more about the marginalized.
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🇺🇸 Jesse Jackson's death "leaves a big, big hole in the world," social justice scholar says
[USA]
Rev. Jesse Jackson's family announced Tuesday that the civil rights icon died peacefully at 84 years old. For more than six decades, Jackson spent his life working to advance civil rights and advocati...
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🇺🇸 A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy
[USA]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, died peacefully on Tuesday morning at the age of 84. Geoff Bennett reports on Jackson's legacy and his decades of activ...
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🇺🇸 Barack and Michelle Obama remember Jesse Jackson
[USA]
Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at 84, his family said. CBS News' Michael George and Aaron Navarro have more on his life and legacy and the reaction to his passing.
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🇺🇸 Sen. Raphael Warnock lauds Jesse Jackson: "He gave me a glimpse of what's possible in America"
[USA]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, an audacious force in American politics who paved the way for Barack Obama, died Tuesday, his family announced. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia joins "The Takeout" to di...
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🇺🇸 Jesse Jackson Changed Chicago. And It Changed Him.
[USA]
Mr. Jackson, who spent much of his life in the city, died at his home there on Tuesday. “He ushered in new politics in Chicago,” one longtime organizer said.
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🇺🇸 How Jesse Jackson helped shape modern politics
[USA]
Famed civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, died on Tuesday at the age of 84, his family said. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett looks back on Jackson's life. Then, CBS News...
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🇺🇸 Bishop William Barber II remembers Jesse Jackson
[USA]
Bishop William Barber II is the co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and was a friend and mentee of Jesse Jackson. He joined CBS News to discuss Jackson's life.
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🇺🇸 Rev. Jesse Jackson: "Nothing to hold us back" | 60 Minutes Archive
[USA]
In 1977, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to young Black students in Los Angeles, spreading a message of self-help and building their confidence. "Down with dope, up with hope," Jackson, who died Tuesday at a...
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🇺🇸 'He dared to keep hope alive.' Tributes pour in to honor the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
[USA]
Reaction is pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades.
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🇺🇸 Death of Rev. Jesse Jackson prompts outpouring of tributes and praise
[USA]
A flood of tributes poured in for Rev. Jesse Jackson after his family announced the death of the civil rights icon on Tuesday.
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🇺🇸 Jesse Jackson's civil rights legacy
[USA]
Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., died at 84, his family said. Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist and the founder and CEO of Blueprint Strategy...
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🇺🇸 Remembering the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson who died at 84
[USA]
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84, his family said. Jackson worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and founded the Rainbow...
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🇺🇸 Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at age 84
[USA]
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at age 84, his family has announced. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe looks back at Jackson's legacy.
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🇺🇸 Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson
[USA]
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and created the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, has died at age 84, his family announced. Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive direct...
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🇺🇸 The Rev. Jesse Jackson, leader of Civil Rights Movement for decades, dies at 84
[USA]
Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday.
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🇺🇸 Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84 [USA]
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, had died at the age of 84, his family said.
Related: #Civil Rights, #Political History -
🇺🇸 Jesse Jackson: A Life in Pictures
[USA]
The civil rights leader was one of the country’s most influential Black figures.
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🇺🇸 Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies at 84
[USA]
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon, Baptist minister and two-time Democratic presidential candidate.
Related: #Civil Rights, #Political Leadership