civil rights

  1. V

    Should the mayor of Chicago be charged with civil rights violations?

    The major of Chicago is discriminating against reporters based on their skin color. Should she be criminally charged? Facts Matter (May 28): Wisconsin Probes the 2020 Election; Chicago Mayor Faces Discrimination Lawsuit
  2. SummerMadness

    Justice Dept. charges ex-Minneapolis police officers with violating George Floyd's civil rights

    Justice Dept. charges ex-Minneapolis police officers with violating George Floyd's civil rights Justice Department Brings Federal Criminal Charges Against Derek Chauvin, 3 Others
  3. SummerMadness

    Civil rights enforcement and counterterrorism work returns to the DOJ

    Attorney General Garland seeks millions to fight domestic terrorism, sexual violence, civil rights abuses
  4. food4thought

    I have a theory...

    ... as to why so many poor and minority people refuse to comply with police, which ends up badly in so many high profile cases like the George Floyd and Daunte Wright deaths by police shooting. Don't get me wrong, Derek Shauvin was rightly convicted for what he did, and I am not defending any...
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    Civil Rights Law Protects L.G.B.T. Workers, Supreme Court Rules

    Civil Rights Law Protects L.G.B.T. Workers, Supreme Court Rules
  6. Oompa Loompa

    Black man in Palmdale found hung from a tree.

    Robert Fuller hanging death: Palmdale community seeks answers - CNN
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    House Passes Voting Rights Bill Despite Near Unanimous Republican Opposition

    House Passes Voting Rights Bill Despite Near Unanimous Republican Opposition Sad.
  8. public hermit

    Should there be a wide ranging ban of facial recognition technology?

    Dr. Evan Selinger and Dr. Woodrow Hartzog say there should be: "Stopping this technology from being procured — and its attendant databases from being created — is necessary for protecting civil rights and privacy. But limiting government procurement won’t be enough. We must ban facial...
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    A hidden cost of Chicago police misconduct: $213 million to private lawyers since 2004

    A hidden cost of Chicago police misconduct: $213 million to private lawyers since 2004
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    America Wasn't a Democracy, Until Black Americans Made It One

    America Wasn't a Democracy, Until Black Americans Made It One
  11. dzheremi

    Four Orthodox Christian Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr.

    "Our Church has never hesitated to fight, when it felt it must, for the rights of mankind….there are times when we must risk everything, including life itself, for those basic American ideals of freedom, justice, and equality, without which this land cannot survive. Our hope and prayer, then, is...
  12. SummerMadness

    110 Confederate monuments removed in US since 2015

    110 Confederate monuments removed in US since 2015
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    A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It.

    A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. I visited Birmingham, AL for the first time last year. I thought the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was a good museum, I guess I should make my way to Montgomery this year or next year.
  14. SummerMadness

    Before the Media Lionized Martin Luther King Jr., They Denounced Him

    Before the Media Lionized Martin Luther King Jr., They Denounced Him
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    The Stop: Racial profiling of drivers leaves legacy of anger and fear

    The Stop: Racial profiling of drivers leaves legacy of anger and fear
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    Black Muslim firefighter was harassed for 12 years by co-workers for complaining about FDNY racism

    Black Muslim firefighter was harassed for 12 years by co-workers for complaining about FDNY racism
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    Education Department Sees a Major Uptick in Complaints of Racial Harassment in Schools

    Education Department Sees a Major Uptick in Complaints of Racial Harassment in Schools
  18. SummerMadness

    Judge strikes down Florida's system for denying felons' voting rights

    Judge strikes down Florida's system for denying felons' voting rights
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    Colin Kaepernick is this generation's civil rights leader, Olympian John Carlos says

    Colin Kaepernick is this generation's civil rights leader, Olympian John Carlos says
  20. SummerMadness

    Former NJ police chief arrested on federal hate crime and civil rights charges

    N.J. police chief said black people are 'like ISIS' and he'd like to be 'on the firing squad,' feds say