Tag Archives: civil rights

What if we all had a Ferguson prosecutor?

Posted on November 26, 2014 by

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 →

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Still Marching: 50 Years Later

Posted on August 25, 2013 by

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 →

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New Report on Public Housing: “Communities, Evictions, and Criminal Convictions.”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

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 →

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Can We Take The Civil RIghts Era OFF The Postage Stamps?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

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 →

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Philadelphia Freedom: Is This the New Swing Vote?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

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 →

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Harlem Riverside Church hosts discussion on “The New Jim Crow”

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

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 →

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