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CIVIL RIGHTS


Malcolm Xโ€™s daughter to sue CIA and FBI for wrongful death

The family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X has announced plans to sue agencies including the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others for $100 million, accusing them of playing a role in his death.

Attorney Ben Crump calls on DOJ to investigate Harris County jail deaths

Civil Rights attorney Bill Crump held a news conference with attorney Paul Grinke to call on the Department of Justice to investigate the rise of inmate deaths at the Harris County jail.

On this day in Black History: Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama

On Feb. 4, 1913, seamstress turned Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Federal lawsuit claims 2 HFD employees failed patient on emergency call

A just-filed federal lawsuit targets two Houston Fire Department employees who are accused of not performing life-saving intervention techniques to save a young man with Cerebral Palsy.

โ€˜Thatโ€™s overkillโ€™: Activist, civil right organizations believe patron who shot and killed robbery suspect at taco shop should face charges

Community activists and civil rights organizations are speaking out after a customer shot and killed a suspect at a taco shop last week.

DOJ: Former Texas chief deputy pleads guilty to violating federal civil rights of handcuffed detainee he assaulted โ€˜out of frustrationโ€™

A former Texas chief deputy pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to violating an arresteeโ€™s civil rights by using excessive force against him during an arrest last year, the US Attorneyโ€™s Office announced.

โ€˜He wonโ€™t live to leave this neighborhoodโ€™: Attorney Ben Crump calls for arrest of HPD officer who shot, killed Jalen Randle

Nationally-renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump held a news conference Thursday with the family of Jalen Randle to discuss what they are calling the disturbing and violent record of Houston Police Officer Shane Privette, who shot and killed the Black man on April 27.

Fort Bend County renames Law Library after Civil Rights Pioneer Willie Melton

Fort Bend County Judge KP George is holding a dedication and renaming ceremony for the library honoring Civil Rights pioneer Willie Melton.

Houston Newsmakers: Former TSU president gained first-hand knowledge about challenges of racism

Houston Newsmakers: Former TSU president gained first-hand knowledge about challenges of racism

Houston Newsmakers: MLK Day - Is the dream still alive?

Houston Newsmakers: MLK Day - Is the dream still alive?

Ahmaud Arbery convictions: Whatโ€™s the difference between malice murder and felony murder, and who can make a citizenโ€™s arrest?

Itโ€™s a video that, for those who have viewed it, many will likely never forget. A 25-year-old Black man jogging through a Georgia neighborhood and a pickup truck chasing behind him. Although some shots were out of view, the video shows the truck cutting off the jogger, the truckโ€™s occupants brandishing guns, a struggle, multiple shotgun blasts at point-blank range and a young life cut short.

A look back at the extraordinary life of Martin Luther King Jr., in photos

We celebrate Martin Luther King Day around the activistโ€™s January birthday, which is Jan. 15.

Attorney Ben Crump, George Floydโ€™s brother, and others march for justice for Black man killed in Texas

LA MARQUE, Texas โ€“ Itโ€™s been a month since Joshua Feast was shot and killed in La Marque, Texas. On Saturday, Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, the NAACP, George Floydโ€™s brother, Pamela Turnerโ€™s sister and Danny Thomas marched with people in the La Marque community. Feast was shot and killed by La Marque police officer Jose Santos on Dec. 9. Crump said too many black men are shot while running away. People in the La Marque community say theyโ€™re making sure Joshuaโ€™s name and legacy live on.

Holocaust Museum Houston hosts U.S. premiere of Mandela: Struggle for Freedom

HOUSTON โ€“ The Holocaust Museum Houston is hosting the U.S. premiere of Mandela: Struggle for Freedom. โ€œWeโ€™ve waited nearly two years to hose this extraordinary exhibit,โ€ said Dr. Kelly J Zuniga, CEO of Holocaust Museum Houston. โ€œIt is an honor, and weโ€™re very, very proud, and it is integral to our mission here at the Holocaust Museum Houston,โ€ Zuniga said. Free admissionHMH will be hosting a Human Rights Expo on Sept. 26, inviting more than eight human rights organizations to the museum. Guests will need to reserve a timeslot to view the newly opened exhibition, Mandela: Struggle for Freedom.

Customer files lawsuit after Houston area store clerk hurls racial slur

HOUSTON โ€“ Frank Hayden has filed a federal Civil Rights lawsuit against Circle K, which prevents discrimination in contracts and sales. Hayden claims a store clerk at Circle K located in the 8100 block of Barker Cypress Road used racial slurs during a dispute between the two. According to Hayden, the first incident happened about two weeks ago and was much different with no racial slurs or dispute. โ€œI asked the second clerk on the second shift. KPRC 2 reached out to Circle K but has not yet received a response from the company regarding the incident and their employee.

Lawmakers and public to pay respects as John Lewis lies in state at nations capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congress and the public will pay their respects to Rep. John Lewis of Georgia Monday as his body lies in state at the U.S. Capitol. The civIl rights icons body will lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda where an invitation-only ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. On Sunday, Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continued. Lewis died July 17 at 80, months after he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. Lewis served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Georgias 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death.

Texas leaders react to the loss of Civil Rights giant John Lewis

HOUSTON Local leaders in Houston and Texas react to the passing of civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis. The 80-year-old Civil Rights icon passed away Friday after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer in Atlanta. Congressman John Lewis: gladiator, fighter...advocate for human right civil rights, Mayor Sylvester Turner said. People from all walks of life and all political affiliations mourn Lewis death. To say John Lewis was an icon or a hero is an understatement, said Senator Ted Cruz.

John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80

(AP) John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. Lewis' death was confirmed by a House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a statement Friday night. Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, led by the Rev. He was best known for leading 600 protesters in the 1965 Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Lewis was knocked to the ground and beaten by state troopers.

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