Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’
White Police Officer Lied on Report to Justify Arresting Black Man in California
Headline: A former police officer in La Mesa, California lied on his report to get a Black man arrested. Shocker.
Read MoreNathanial Woods was Sentenced to Death For The Murder of Three Officers He Didn’t Shoot
On March 5, 2020, Nathanial Woods was executed in Alabama for the murder of three white Birmingham police officers. But, he was not the one behind the gun that murdered them…
Read MoreLandlords less likely to reply to applicants with Black, LatinX names
The survey tracked over 25,000 interactions across the country between property managers and fake renters using names associated with non-White identities.
Read MoreWomen of color feel undervalued at work, Billie Jean King-backed study finds
The study surveyed more than 1,000 women who say they feel undervalued and underutilized in the workplace.
Read MoreKim Kardashian West, J. Cole Bring Attention to the Julius Jones Case in Oklahoma as Execution Date Nears
Kim Kardashian West said she is waiting to see if Oklahoma’s Governor Stitt will stop Thursday’s execution.
Read MoreMissouri judge exonerates Kevin Strickland after serving 43 years for wrongful conviction
Strickland, 62, has always maintained that he was home watching television and had nothing to do with the killings, which happened when he was 18 years old.
Read MoreTexas school investigating after White student attacks Black teacher in viral video
A White student slapped a Black teacher and threw a phone in her direction while cursing and yelling obscenities.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Judicial Inquiry Begins in Eric Garner Case, 7 Years After His Death
Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has already been disciplined, but some think more public officials should be reprimanded for their role in Garner’s case.
Read MoreCivil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat, seeks to expunge record
Colvin’s legal team told CNN it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman’s 1955 arrest record cleared.
Read More10-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed and Arrested for ‘Offensive’ Drawing of Her School Bully
The ACLU claims the girl was handcuffed with excessive force in front of her classmates and officers wouldn’t let her speak to her mother.
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