By Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds Efforts must be increased to break down the wall of secrecy surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was gunned down on April 4, 1968, as he stepped out onto the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in […]
If we are going to use the 50th anniversary of his assassination to recognize him or, indeed, to honor him, the only way to do that is to continue his fight for justice for the poor and the powerless in our society. Education is the […]
On Friday (March 30), the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled new production quotas for immigration judges aimed at expediting deportations. The directive will require judges to clear 700 cases a year or face negative performance reviews. The announcement comes as the Trump administration weighs other measures that […]
#LoveAMuslim Trends in Response to Islamophobic Message The campaign grew out of reports of people receiving “Punish a Muslim Day” letters in their mailboxes. Source: #LoveAMuslim Trends in Response to Islamophobic Message
On Monday, a district court judge ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has a “mandatory duty” to respond to the civil rights complaints it accepts within a 180-day deadline. The ruling is the result of a 2015 lawsuit brought by five environmental groups, including the […]
On Friday (March 30), a federal judge issued a temporary injunction that prevents the Trump administration from interfering with the rights of young women with undocumented status to obtain abortions. The case, Garza v. Hargan , is the result of a filing in October by […]
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