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Tag Archives: civil rights
Still Marching: 50 Years Later
I like to believe that more Americans believe in the concept of equal justice today than in 1963. The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington will evoke different thoughts from different people, some with nostalgia, others with disdain. My … Continue reading
New Report on Public Housing: “Communities, Evictions, and Criminal Convictions.”
I first encountered this public housing issue over a decade ago while living in Rhode Island, and finally began legal research while in New York City last summer. It is national in scope, and much of the relevant law is … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged civil rights, criminal convictions, eligibility, eviction, FHA, FICPM, HANO, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Law, New Orleans, PHA, public housing, public housing authority, war on drugs
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Can We Take The Civil RIghts Era OFF The Postage Stamps?
Stamps are reserved for history, for settled matters. You know Malcolm X has been officially stationed when he appeared on your stationary. But that troubled era appears more revisited with every passing day. Millions of people waited in prayers and … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged civil rights, Danziger, Fabrice Muamba, Florida, New Orleans, NOPD, police, racism, Ronal Serpas, Sanford, Trayvon Martin, wendell allen, Zimmerman
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Philadelphia Freedom: Is This the New Swing Vote?
A coalition of seventeen organizations have recently embarked on a revolutionary voter registration drive, and what better place to be revolutionary than Philadelphia? The Returning Citizens Voter Movement is directed towards formerly incarcerated people, engaging many more people with felony … Continue reading
Harlem Riverside Church hosts discussion on “The New Jim Crow”
In a sign that one prominent faith organization is confronting the Incarceration Nation dilemma, Harlem Riverside Church will be hosting a roundtable with Michelle Alexander, Tina Reynolds (Women on the Rise Telling HerStory, and FIPCM Steering Committee member), and others. … Continue reading
Posted in Actions
Tagged civil rights, Drug Policy Alliance, Fortune Society, Harlem, Jim Crow, Jim Crow laws, Michelle Alexander, Prison-Industrial Complex, Riverside Church, SUSAN ROSENBERG, The New Jim Crow:Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Tina Reynolds, United States, women on the rise telling herstory
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What if we all had a Ferguson prosecutor?
Every indicted person in St. Louis county should file a motion to dismiss their charges, citing “Equal Protection,” because they want the same grand jury treatment that Darren Wilson received from McCulloch. Continue reading →