Dylan had also been attracted to several urban-style rhythm-and-blues performers, notably Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry ... turned to civil rights, and the actor used the term “the Movement ...

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will close its civil rights office in June, according to an email sent to staff Monday and viewed by POLITICO. The office closure is part of HHS ...

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The new head of the Justice Department’s civil rights ... and voting rights cases — to areas outside their legal expertise. The changes under Dhillon, a longtime Republican activist, coincide ...