Biden pardons 5, including late civil rights activist and Virginia Speaker
President Biden on Sunday announced pardons for five individuals, including multiple civil rights advocates, and commuted the sentences of two others. “America is a country built on the promise of ...
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based ...
Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office
Thousands of people from around the United States rallied in the nation’s capital for women’s reproductive rights and other ...
How Black teachers lost when civil rights won in Brown v. Board
As the nation marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board, one of its most significant side effects − the large-scale loss ...
Civil rights leaders mobilize ahead of Trump’s inauguration on MLK Day
Activists want to safeguard policies and avoid funding cuts to social-service programs that largely support Black and Latino communities, and to challenge companies that have rolled back or eliminated ...
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End discrimination for a people-centric civil service
follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. This opinion was voiced during a discussion titled "Building a People-Centric Civil Service: The Bangladesh Perspective," held today at the Krishibid ...
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Puerto Rico's new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico's new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that ...
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Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark
(AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread ...
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Rights groups condemn Saudi ‘killing spree’ as executions soar
DUBAI — Two human rights groups condemned Saudi Arabia's soaring use of the death penalty on Thursday after the kingdom carried out the highest number of executions on record last year. Reprieve and ...
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Puerto Rico’s new governor takes office amid anger following major blackout
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that ...
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Jenniffer González Sworn In as Puerto Rico's Governor Amid Blackout Crisis
Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in on Thursday as Puerto Rico's new governor, taking office amid public outrage over a massive blackout that left much of the U.S. territory without power.