Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’
Suit Alleges ‘Scheme’ in Criminal Costs Borne by New Orleans’s Poor
A lawsuit filed against New Orleans criminal district court alleges that it runs a “scheme” in which the poor are jailed if they fall behind paying fines. “The extent to which every actor in the local New Orleans legal system depends on this money for their own survival is shocking,” said Alec Karakatsanis, a founder of Equal Justice Under Law, a civil rights group, and one of the lawyers who filed the suit….
Read MoreCommemorating 52nd Anniversary of the March on Washington
It is not an overstatement to remind the current generation in our country that Dr. King, and so many, many others, “marched” so that it would not be necessary 52 years later for our children and grandchildren to march to tell our nation TODAY, that “Black Lives Matter.”
Read MoreBy Us, For Us: The Crucial Role of the Black Press
This exhibit gives a short history of the black press, some of the important journalist involved, and the vital role it has played in advancing the ideals of American democracy and supporting African American identity and culture.
Read MoreA year after Ferguson, 6 in 10 Americans say changes are needed to give blacks and whites equal rights
A growing number of Americans say the country needs more changes to give blacks equal rights, according to a new Washington Post poll.
Read MoreWar on Drugs – or War on Blacks?
The War on Drugs that began in the 1980s has led to an explosive mass incarceration of African Americans. This exhibit examines how and why.
Read MoreWhy Racial Injustice Persists Today: A Very Brief Video History
The myth of racial difference that was created to sustain slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. This very brief video reveals how we got from slavery to today’s forms of racial injustice, such as mass incarceration.
Read MoreFired McDonald’s Employees: We Were Told, ‘Too Many Black People’ Working in the Store
Ten former employees at three different Virginia locations of the chain restaurant allege in a lawsuit that they were fired because of their race
Read MoreMO Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision
Gov. Nixon issued an executive order declaring a 30-day state of emergency in Missouri to protect the citizens and businesses from the potential “violence and damage” he presumes if the grand jury fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August 2014.
Read MoreSouth Africans Battle To Overturn Apartheid Evictions
Many South Africans are still fighting to reclaim land taken away from them during apartheid. The BBC’s Sophie Ribstein spoke to a family about its ordeal.
Read More118 Black Men Tortured On His Watch–Less Than 4 Years of Jailtime
Chicago police commander Jon Burge oversaw brutal torture of black men in custody, extracting false confessions that resulted in them spending decades in prison.
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