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Civil rights efforts echo previous movement

Sixty years after the March on Washington, similar issues are at stake for activists seeking racial and economic justice. How the movements compare.

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Sat Aug 26 2023

 
How today's struggle for justice evokes and differs from the civil rights movement of the past

Sixty years after the March on Washington, similar issues are at stake for activists seeking racial and economic justice. How the movements compare.

 
 

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on August 14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. A grand jury today handed up an indictment naming former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies over an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
 

Georgia governor faces pressure to publicly support DA in Trump case

 

One of Georgia's most outspoken faith leader wants assurances prosecutor Fani Willis won't be punished amid election case as GOP scrutiny intensifies.

Simone Biles has separated herself from the competition in vault with the Yurchenko double pike.
 

Simone Biles has left her competition in the dust with incredible skill

 

Simone Biles is the only woman to even try the Yurchenko double pike in competition. Mastery of the skill has made her even more dominant.

Edison Juel's lemonade stand in Seattle helped raise over $16,000 for victims from the Maui wildfires.
 

Child's lemonade stand raises over $17,000 for Maui wildfire victims

 

Edison Juel's lemonade stand fundraiser on Saturday helped raise over $17,000 for victims of the devasting wildfires in Lahaina Maui. Here's how it came about.

Donald Trump indicted along with six others for conspiring to steal 2020 election
 

Will the defendants in Trump's Georgia case turn on each other – and him?

 

The Georgia racketeering case could prompt some of the 18 people charged with the former president to turn on each other -- and him -- in effort to avoid jail

May 21, 2021; Washington, DC, USA. Giant Panda Xiao Qi Ji, left, celebrates his 9-month birthday with his mother Mei Xiang, 22 years of age, as visitors make their return to the Smithsonian National Zoo on May 21, 2021 in Washington. The National Zoo opened for the first time on Friday since November 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY
 

The National Zoo is returning its giant pandas after 23 years

 

The two adult giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, and their cub Xiao Qi Ji will leave The National Zoo for China in December 2023.

A message on the main scoreboard at Guaranteed Rate Field announces the cancellation of Friday's postgame concert in Chicago.
 

Police investigating apparent shooting at White Sox game

 

Chicago police are investigating after an apparent shooting at the White Sox's home ballpark on Friday.

This Feb. 7, 2017, file photo shows Caesars Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
 

Vegas hotel guests contract Legionnaires' disease

 

The Southern Nevada Health District is investigating cases of Legionnaires' disease among guests of two Las Vegas hotels.

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to his motorcade after spending time on the beach near his family home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ORG XMIT: DEMC416
 

Biden didn't hear Maui wildfire question before his 'no comment,' White House says

 

Republicans have bashed President Biden for saying "no comment" about the Hawaii wildfires. The White House now says he didn't hear the question.

The National Hurricane Center is giving the system a 70% chance of development within the next seven days.
 

Tropical trouble?: Floridians eye system bubbling up in the Caribbean

 

A developing tropical system in the Caribbean is moving toward the Gulf of Mexico and could affect Florida by next week, forecasters said.

 

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