Civil Rights

Man Dies on NYC Subway From Chokehold

05/04/2023 PMSwithESP 0

Jordan Neely died on a New York City subway after a man put him in a chokehold for several minutes while two others held his arms down. The incident has been ruled a homicide by MORE

Former Miami Heat Champion, Dwyane Wade, Packs Up His Family and Leaves Florida

04/29/2023 Ms. G 0

Former NBA star, Dwyane Wade, says he left Florida because he feels his family “would not be accepted there or feel comfortable there” because of anti-LGBTQ+ policies in the state. Wade has a 15-year-old daughter, MORE

Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusation led to murder of Emmett Till, dies at 88

04/27/2023 Rachel Kennedy 0

In August of 1955, Carolyn Bryant, age 21, accused Emmett Till, visiting from Chicago, of making sexual advances toward her in her husband’s store in Money, Mississippi. From the New York Times: With Bryant’s death, MORE

April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis

04/04/2023 Rachel Kennedy 0

The night before, Dr. King delivered his Mountaintop Speech saying “I’ve seen the Promised Land…” Tuesday, April 4, marks the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Despite yearly commemorations MORE

Black History Film “Ruby Bridges” Removed From Florida Elementary School

03/28/2023 PMSwithESP 0

A Disney film that tells of a 6-year-old’s integration into a white school in 1960’s New Orleans has never caused a disturbance until this year in a Pinellas County Florida elementary school. A staple of MORE

On the Anniversary of his Assassination, Malcolm X’s Family File $100M lawsuit alleging coverup of his assassination

02/22/2023 Rachel Kennedy 0

From The Hill: The family of Malcolm X, the civil rights icon who was assassinated [on Feb. 21] 1965, will file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against federal and state government agencies for allegedly MORE

Ron DeSantis requested medical records of all trans students in Florida’s public universities

02/16/2023 Rachel Kennedy 0

Now students are planning a statewide walkout. DeSantis asked to see the records of any student who has experienced gender dysphoria in the past five years. In addition, he wants their ages and the dates they received MORE

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Dismisses Charges Against NewsNation Reporter

02/15/2023 Surley 0

Evan Lambert, a NewsNation reporter, was arrested on Feb. 8 while doing a live shot at a news conference where the governor of Ohio was speaking. The Ohio Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Section was appointed MORE

Florida Megachurch Requires Oath from Members Disavowing LGBTQ

02/02/2023 Rachel Kennedy 0

The Pledge: As a member of First Baptist Church, I believe that God creates people in his image as either male or female, and that this creation is a fixed matter of human biology, not MORE

Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against GA School District; Confederate Attire Acceptable, Not So Much for BLM

01/11/2023 Ms. G 0

Three black students from Effingham County School District (GA) have filed a Civil Rights lawsuit against the district for “deliberate indifference to acts of racial animosity” toward Black students. The lawsuit also alleges school administrators MORE

House Passes Respect For Marriage Act, Sends Historic Bill To Biden

12/08/2022 Surley 0

Washington — The House on Thursday approved legislation that provides federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, sending the landmark bill to President Biden’s desk for his signature and capping a decades-long shift in Americans’ attitudes MORE

Georgia Sheriff Opens Investigation Into Ruthless Beating of Black Inmate by Five Jail Guards

11/15/2022 Surley 0

THE THIN BLUE LINE An attorney for a North Carolina man is calling for a criminal investigation into why his client, a 41-year-old Black man, was beaten while in custody at the Camden County, Georgia, MORE

Stephen Miller group’s radio ads accuses Biden of ‘racism’ towards white Americans

11/02/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

A group launched by longtime Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller has been quietly running radio ads warning white voters that the Biden administration is pursuing a host of policies designed to hurt them because of MORE

California Judge Rules Christian Baker Does Not Have to Bake Cakes for a Same Sex Couples

10/24/2022 Ms. G 0

On Friday, Kern County Judge Eric Bradshaw, (same county Qevin McQarthy hails from), ruled that the owner of Tastries Bakery, Cathy Miller, can not be forced to bake wedding cakes for same-sex couples because “she MORE

Biden Calls for the Resignation of L.A. City Council Members over Racist Comments

10/12/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Just In: City Council President is resigning today after initially agreeing only to take a leave of absence. During the leaked conversation, reportedly recorded a year ago, Martinez mocked the Indigenous Oxacan community, calling them “little MORE

A Lesson From the Past for Ron DeSantis

09/20/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

In the 1960s, Southern organizations tried sending African Americans to Northern states in a “cheap” PR stunt designed to embarrass and expose Northern liberals. It didn’t work. In the spring of 1962, David Harris, a MORE

Georgia High School Students Spell Out N-Word at Football Game

09/17/2022 Surley 0

Laurens County’s School District Superintendent Clifford Garnto told 13-WMAZ, “we are truly disappointed in the choices of these students.” He said they are investigating. The local chapter of the NAACP is seeking a meeting with MORE

Black Retired Teacher ‘Devastated’ After Tellers Refused to Deposit Her Check

09/05/2022 Surley 0

Banking While Black Lizzie Pugh, a Black Detroit public schools retiree, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that white employees at Fifth Third Bank in Livonia refused to cash and deposit her slot machine jackpot MORE

Florida Ruling Says Pregnant Teen Isn’t ‘Mature’ Enough for Abortion

08/16/2022 Surley 0

A panel of Florida judges ruled Monday that a parentless 16-year-old failed to prove she’s mature enough to get an abortion—leaving her to give birth and, potentially, raise a child instead. The anonymous 16-year-old, who MORE

Jury finds pharmacist did not discriminate in refusing to fill emergency contraceptive prescription

08/06/2022 Ms. G 0

On behalf of Andrea Anderson, Gender Justice filed a lawsuit in 2019 against McGregor Pharmacy (formerly Thrifty White), for refusing to provide emergency contraceptives to her. Anderson’s healthcare provider prescribed Ella because a condom broke during sexual MORE