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about Racial Justice
Nov 29, 2018
红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Florida, NAACP-LDF File Complaint Against Discriminatory Hair Policies in Florida Schools
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥 The 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Florida, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed an administrative complaint ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Nov 13, 2018
红杏视频 Response to Sen. Hyde-Smith 鈥楶ublic Hanging鈥 Comment
JACKSON, Miss. 鈥 Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith recently made racially-charged comments during a campaign rally in Tupelo. Yesterday, standing beside and defended by Gov. Phil...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 29, 2018
红杏视频 Statement on Smith College Findings on Racial Profiling of Black Student
NEW YORK 鈥 Smith College investigators issued findings today on the July 31 racial profiling incident involving Oumou Kanoute, a black student who was reported to campus police w...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 15, 2018
红杏视频 Statement on Harvard Admissions Trial
BOSTON 鈥 Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) and Ed Blum鈥檚 latest crusade against diversity in schools goes to trial in Boston today, where Harvard University will defend its h...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 10, 2018
红杏视频 Represents UMass Amherst Employee Racially Profiled on Campus
红杏视频 Continues 鈥楲iving While Black鈥 On Campus Campaign in Response to Nationwide Racial Profiling
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 04, 2018
红杏视频 Sues San Francisco Police Department for Unconstitutionally Targeting Black People for Arrest
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥 The 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Northern California, and the law firm Durie Tangri LLP, filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco for its ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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