Posts by Jenna Dehn
California Lawmakers Pass Bill Aimed At Curbing Deadly Police Shooting
The California State Senate passed a bill to raise the standard for law enforcement’s use of deadly force, with the goal of reducing fatal police shootings. It replaces the “current vague standard” that officers can use deadly force “whenever reasonable” with a stricter standard allowing for deadly force “only when necessary.”
Read MoreKamala Harris and Classmates Were Bused Across Berkeley.
An in depth examination of the busing that occurred in Berkley California, recently referenced during the Democratic Party debates.
Read MoreBlack Couple Shocked When Contractor Shows Up For Work With Confederate Flag
By David Moye, Huffington Post A black couple’s encounter with a white man they hired to fix their golf cart is going viral for the polite way they handled an awkward situation. On Saturday, Atlanta couple Allison and Zeke Brown hired a contractor, identified as “Michael,” to fix the brakes of their golf cart. Things quickly…
Read MoreNike and Kaepernick Back in Culture Wars After ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker Furor
By Tiffany Hsu, Kevin Draper, Sandra E. Garcia and Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times Nike planned to celebrate the Fourth of July with a new sneaker, a special edition of the Air Max 1 Quick Strike featuring that most patriotic of symbols: an American flag. But rather than including a flag with 50 stars…
Read MoreGOP Lied About Using Racial Data To Gerrymander, Lawyers Say
North Carolina Republicans lied to a federal court in 2017 when they claimed that they didn’t use racial data about voters as they drew new electoral maps. The daughter of a GOP master of gerrymandering gave the files to a voting rights group, Common Cause. That group has now filed suit in court.
Read MoreJoe Biden and Democratic Rivals Exchange Attacks Over His Remarks on Segregationists.
As Joe Biden’s presidential campaign takes an unexpected turn he is forced to defend his record on civil rights. After acknowledging the work he had done with conservative representatives in the past such as James O. Eastland, people believe that he is out of touch with political change in America.
Read MoreParkland Teen Kyle Kashuv, Former Turning Point USA Member, Apologizes For Racist Slurs
Harvard rescinds the admission decision of Kyle Kashuv, a student who was affected by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, due to racist remark he made just months before the incident. Some say that the Ivy-League school has gone too far but the majority agree with the university’s decision. An apology is not enough to repair the damage of his actions and the years of history he chose to ignore.
Read MoreExonerated ‘Central Park Five’ men receive joyful praise and standing ovation at BET Awards
The five black and Latino teenagers falsely convicted of killing a Central Park jogger in 1989 received high praise when they hit the stage on Sunday at the BET Awards. Now called the ‘Exonerated Five’ – Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise – have become the face of injustice at the hands of the American legal system.
Read MoreHow 2020 (Democratic) Contenders Are Approaching Police Brutality And Criminal Justice Reform
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been criticized by the black community in his city for his handling of a recent fatal shooting by police of a black man. This article relates how Mayor Buttigieg and other Democratic presidential candidates with strong backgrounds in managing law enforcement have handled police.
Read MoreJob Announcement: ABHM Seeks New Executive Director!
The Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation seeks new Executive Director for its rebuilt America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Deadline to apply: May 17, 2019.
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