Bill Would Reform Law Enforcement Agencies, Give State Attorneys General Statutory Authority to Investigate Unconstitutional Policing
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 10 attorneys general in …
By SPLC
A coalition of civil rights groups including the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit in federal court this week to challenge Georgia’s …
By Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation
Over the past year, attacks on Asian Americans have increased more than 150% over the previous year, including the …
By Michael Elsen-Rooney, NY Daily News
A white Long Island Catholic school headmaster forced a Black 11-year-old student to kneel down and apologize to …
By Civil Rights
Seven months after the death of civil rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in 1993, the American Bar Association’s …
NALP’s report on law firm diversity in the U.S. shows little improvement, as pandemic pressures stoke concern that even …
By Ronald Hall, The Conversation
The idealization of light skin as the pinnacle of beauty affects self-esteem for women of color around the world. …
Black Lives Matter protesters holding signs for the March on Portland. – Portland, OR / United States – August 28, 2020 (Shutterstock)
By Lena …
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building.
A Capitol Police vehicle passes by the newly installed perimeter security fence at the U.S. Capitol. – Washington, DC – January 8, 2021 (Shutterstock)…
ATLANTA – During the Civil Rights Movement, Black leaders and allies paid the ultimate price for all Americans to earn the right to vote. …