Civil Rights & Social Justice
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Dusty Leo, a suspected white supremacist convicted of a hate crime in Maine for attacking an unsuspecting Black man and breaking his jaw because of the color of his skin, was given a light prison sentence because the judge said he was "intoxicated" and must have been "brainwashed."
On Sept. 8, Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker announced her painful decision to withdraw from this year's City Council race, a choice she explained was extremely "difficult." Walker became the city's first Black female mayor in 2017.
Rev. Manikka Bowman, her husband, Jeff Myers, and their two young children were racially profiled at an apple orchard near Boston, where they were accused of stealing six apples. The orchard is now offering a hollow apology.
Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, supports a new policy by the Ramsey County district attorney declining to prosecute non-public safety traffic stops, which disproportionate target Black and other drivers of color.
Admitted racist Nolan Levi Strauss, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing a complete stranger twice in the neck nearly killing him, had the caucacity to say Black people are lacking in morality and are not good people.
The announcement that the Department of Justice intends to sue Texas for its recently enacted anti-abortion law was being hailed by Black women, in particular, who are disproportionately affected. But the lawsuit is not enough, one group said.
23-year-old Dayton, Ohio, man Darren Boykin died in police custody in Texarkana, Texas, after repeatedly telling officers he couldn't breathe. Two years later, Boykin's mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing officers of being “deliberately indifferent” to her son's complaints and well-being.
On Tuesday, a judge ruled that video of Alvin Motley's shooting by Memphis Kroker Security guard Gregory Livingston will not be made available to the public or to Motley's family until after Livingston's preliminary hearing.
The groups filed the suit on behalf of the Houston Area Urban League, Houston Justice, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and The Arc of Texas, representing thousands of voters across the state.
Dubbed "cop city" by local organizers and some community members are making a last push to get the council to vote no on the proposal.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction in the sixth trial in 2019 and found the district attorney had a “relentless, determined effort to rid the jury of black individuals” over the various trials.
GoDaddy also booted an anti-abortion snitch website, saying the Texas Right to Life group violated its terms of service.
