DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST: Angela Davis Returns to Birmingham, Reflecting on Palestinian Rights & Fight for Freedom Everywhere, Birmingham Civil Rights Group Reoffers Award to Angela Davis—But She Says Community Should Decide & Jewish Activists Hold Solidarity Shabbat Defending Angela Davis in Birmingham & Across U.S. 18FEB19

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Monday, February 18, 2019 democracynow.org Stories Angela Davis Returns to Birmingham, Reflecting on Palestinian Rights & Fight for Freedom Everywhere Civil rights icon and scholar Angela Davis returned to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, over the weekend. She originally planned the visit to receive the ... Read More → Birmingham Civil Rights Group Reoffers Award to Angela Davis—But She Says Community Should Decide The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute sparked international outrage in January when it rescinded the Fred L. Shuttlesworth award for civil rights icon Angela ... Read More → Jewish Activists Hold Solidarity Shabbat Defending Angela Davis in Birmingham & Across U.S. Jewish supporters of Angela Davis across the nation held solidarity Shabbat on Friday evening, the night before the civil rights icon had been expected to receive ... Read More → Public Citizen: Trump's National Emergency Declaration Paves Way for Sweeping Authoritarianism With one day left to pass a government spending bill before today’s midnight deadline to avert another government shutdown, both the House and Senate ... Read More → Headlines → Trump Faces Legal & Political Challenges After Calling Nat’l Emergency NYC: Protesters Take to Streets After Nat’l Emergency Declaration Aurora, IL Gunman Kills 5, Injures 6 After Being Terminated Venezuela Ejects European Lawmakers as Aid Standoff Ratchets Up Sen. Rubio Steps Up Attacks on Cuba While in Colombia Iran Says Israel and U.S. Escalating Chance of War in Middle East Haitian Gov’t Announces Spending Cuts in Attempt to Quell Unrest Nigeria: Bomb Kills At Least 8, Hours Before Gov’t Postpones Elections Pope Francis Defrocks Cardinal McCarrick over Sexual Abuse Crimes SCOTUS to Hear Trump Admin’s Census Citizenship Question Heather Nauert Withdraws from U.N. Ambassadorship Consideration Judge Sentences Man to 10 Years in Racist Hurricane Katrina Shooting Kaepernick and Reid Settle Grievances with NFL Forward this email → Donate today → Follow

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