NEWS
Stay current with the latest news in Social Justice
Race-motivated assault charges filed against former New Hampshire police officer
By KATHY McCORMACK Updated 8:00 AM CST, October 31, 2024 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A white former New Hampshire police officer has been accused of race-motivated assault against a Black bank…
Read More
A baseless voting claim is being amplified by a network of social media accounts
Updated October 31, 20244:51 PM ET By Huo Jingnan A network of accounts on the social media site X is claiming to be foreign nationals who have illegally voted in the…
Read More
Trump Allies Draw Up Plans Targeting Legal Immigration
Such moves would reintroduce controversial policies from his first term as part of an effort to limit entry of migrants By Michelle HackmanFollow Updated Oct. 31, 2024 12:44 am ET WASHINGTON—On the campaign…
Read More
AGs defend federal ‘Keeping Families Together’ immigrant program
by: Johan Sheridan Oct 30, 2024 / 04:28 PM EDT ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — On October 25, New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other attorneys general filed a brief…
Read More
WA police get one hour of hate-crime training despite rising cases
Experts say that without sufficient education about modern best practices, some officers may not even recognize incidents as bias-related. by Joshua Kornfeld / October 28, 2024 When antisemitic graffiti appeared on the…
Read More
Man suffered 3rd degree burns after Phoenix police held him down on the pavement in July
KJZZ | By Associated Press Published October 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM MST A man suffered third-degree burns this summer when Phoenix police officers held him down on pavement for four minutes…
Read More
What Disabled Voters Need to Know to Cast Their Ballot in 2024
By Fran Kritz Published on October 26, 2024 Key Takeaways A new report from the Rutgers Program for Disability Research estimates that 40.2 million people with disabilities will be eligible to…
Read More
American Airlines fined $50M for violating disability laws
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the airline “provided unsafe and undignified physical assistance to passengers” that at times resulted in injuries. Oct. 23, 2024, 5:11 AM CDT / Updated Oct. 23, 2024, 5:40 PM…
Read More
Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump
By COLLEEN LONG, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and NADIA LATHAN Updated 11:03 PM CDT, October 25, 2024 HOUSTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday, with…
Read More