[ad_1] CNN — It’s been called “the moment that changed everything,” the day America “turned the mystic corner,” and “the greatest political speech of the 20th century.” As the nation celebrates the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s national holiday tomorrow, millions of Americans will once again hear what has …
Read More »Lovie Smith said the NFL had ‘a problem’ about Black coaches. A year later he was fired and the league is being criticized yet again about its lack of diversity
[ad_1] CNN — When Lovie Smith was hired by the Houston Texans in February 2022 as the team’s new head coach, he said the NFL had “a problem” with hiring Black coaches and diversity. “I realize the amount of Black head coaches there are in the National Football League,” Smith …
Read More »Statue of late civil rights icon John Lewis will be erected in his congressional district where a confederate monument once stood
[ad_1] CNN — A statue of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis will now keep watch over a site in his former Georgia congressional district which once held a monument to the Confederacy. Sculptor Basil Watson has been selected to design and create a monument to be placed …
Read More »Karen Bass to be sworn in as first female mayor of Los Angeles by Kamala Harris
[ad_1] CNN — Karen Bass is being sworn in as the first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, marking another historic achievement in her career. Kamala Harris – the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president – is set to administer the oath of office …
Read More »‘I wanted to resume my transition at all costs.’ Trans Ukrainians uprooted by war struggle to continue treatment
[ad_1] Chisinau, Moldova and London CNN — The best day of Eric’s life came just days before the worst. After years of waiting, dozens of tests and a two-week stay on a psychiatric ward, Eric was finally getting his first testosterone shot. Eric is a 23-year-old transgender man from Ukraine. …
Read More »‘Love Actually’ director feels ‘a bit stupid’ about movie’s lack of diversity
[ad_1] CNN — Every year, as the days grow colder and Christmas draws nearer, “Love Actually” quickly becomes a festive favorite on people’s television screens. But nearly 20 years on from the release of the 2003 romantic comedy, the movie has faced scrutiny over its story lines and lack of …
Read More »Supreme Court oral arguments are taking forever. The justices dissent — and then keep talking.
[ad_1] CNN — After more than three hours of oral arguments in a single case last week, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts uttered the traditional closer, “The case is submitted.” But the hearing wasn’t over. Roberts, a details man who usually hews to script, had forgotten that a lawyer …
Read More »Opinion: The culture wars have come to the classroom. Now what?
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This roundup is part of the CNN Opinion series “America’s Future Starts Now,” in which people share how they have been affected by the biggest issues facing the nation and experts offer their proposed solutions. The views expressed in these commentaries are the authors’ own. Read more …
Read More »How Asian Americans fit into the affirmative action debate
[ad_1] CNN — Affirmative action is on trial again, and this time Asian Americans are at the center. The conservative majority US Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in two cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that challenge whether colleges and universities can continue to …
Read More »Lena Horne becomes first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named after her
[ad_1] CNN — A theater on Broadway has been officially renamed in honor of the late actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Horne is the first Black woman to have a theater named in her honor. The theater, on West 47th Street, was built in 1926 and was originally …
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