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DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to institutionalization

The Justice Department released a memo this week that quietly calls into question decades of civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities and stirred fear and anger among advocates and families.

#disability #CivilRights

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/20/nx-s1-5865100/doj-memo-trump-disability-civil-rights-institutionalization

Verdant Square Radio 3h ago

NOW PLAYING == This Is Revolution: A #Juneteenth Extravaganza 6/19/26

https://youtube.com/live/VDWkZR-ARYA?is=y6nXr2uuG6ouEmy8

#news #uspol #culture #civilrights #BlackMastodon #vsn #radio #diversespectrumoftheleft #SupportIndependentMedia

A JUNETEENTH EXTRAVAGANZA

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EveryLibrary 8h ago

Many are surprised to learn that libraries, despite their helpful reputations, used to be linked to acts of injustice toward the Black community. Libraries and organizations everywhere are working to tackle this dark period of our nation’s history. https://action.everylibrary.org/libraries_segregation_and_civil_rights
#Library #Libraries #Services #Resources #CivilRights #Equality #Remember #Injustice #Justice #BeBetter

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 9h ago

Cloudflare: Celebrating 12 years of Project Galileo. “Twelve years ago this month, Cloudflare launched an ambitious project built on a simple idea: people shouldn’t be knocked offline just because someone more powerful disagrees with them. Today, Project Galileo provides free access to cybersecurity services to more than 3,400 websites belonging to journalists, human rights defenders, and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/20/cloudflare-celebrating-12-years-of-project-galileo/

Cloudflare: Celebrating 12 years of Project Galileo

Cloudflare: Celebrating 12 years of Project Galileo. “Twelve years ago this month, Cloudflare launched an ambitious project built on a simple idea: people shouldn’t be knocked offline just be…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

MiaK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸16h ago

Global uprising in defence of civil rights: Spain edition

A protest in Bilbao yesterday.

https://halabedi.eus/180-eragilek-deitu-dute-eskubide-zibil-eta-politikoak-defendatzeko-manifestazioa/

#ClassWar #CivilRights

WYM Mod 16h ago

Uncover the truth behind Juneteenth! Heather Cox Richardson marks Juneteenth by exploring its 1865 origins—freedom delayed for enslaved Texans—and the constitutional battles that followed. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments sought equality, yet white backlash and Black Codes resisted change. Today, those same fights over equal rights echo. Read the full story: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-19-2026 #Juneteenth #History #CivilRights

June 19, 2026

Today is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free.

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The Democracy Advocate 1d ago

Juneteenth Belongs at the Center of the American Story

Juneteenth Belongs at the Center of America’s story because freedom delayed was still freedom denied, and democracy depends on memory.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/civil-rights/juneteenth-belongs-at-the-center/

AskHistorians 1d ago

In 1920s France, Josephine Baker became a famous African-American star! Get into her #history and activism for #CivilRights with this great answer from /u/vpltz. #BlackHistory #Skystorians

In 1920s France, Josephine Bak...

Editor | The Democracy Advocate 1d ago

🇺🇸 Juneteenth is not a side note to American history.

It is one of the clearest reminders that freedom means very little until power is forced to honor it.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/civil-rights/juneteenth-belongs-at-the-center/

#Juneteenth #CivilRights #Democracy

Juneteenth Belongs at the Center of the American Story | The Democracy Advocate

Juneteenth Belongs at the Center of America’s story because freedom delayed was still freedom denied, and democracy depends on memory.

The Democracy Advocate

Bob the Traveler 1d ago

The #CivilRights Act of 1964 was finally passed on this day, after 83 days of delay and opposition by Senators from the former Confederacy https://toilet-guru.com/blog/15.html?s=mb #history #BlackLivesMatter

Guns and Toilets at the U.S. Capitol

U.S. Capitol Police get Bathroom Training — A blog about toilets

Toilets of the World