As a new monitor steps in, the judge who issued the landmark 2013 ruling says she’s surprised the saga is still dragging on, with some reforms still unrealized.
Thousands of demonstrators march down Fifth Avenue in New York protesting the NYPD policy of stop and frisk. – New York NY/USA-June 17, 2012 (Shutterstock) By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY More than eight years ago, then-Manhattan U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin issued a landmark order ruling that the NYPD was routinely violating the […]
Marcus Arbery, Sr., father of Ahmaud Arbery, at the protest opposing bond for suspects in the shooting death of his son. – Brunswick, Georgia / USA – November 11, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Barbara Harris Combs, The Conversation The idea of community and who belongs and who does not was a common theme in the Jan. […]
Martin Luther King, JR. Memorial. Editorial use only. – Washington DC – January 11, 2015 (Shutterstock) By Joshua F.J. Inwood, The Conversation More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality as well as unequal access to justice. These […]
The statue memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. in West Potomac Park, Washington D.C. – Washington D.C., USA – Sep 24, 2011 (Shutterstock) By Vicki Crawford, The Conversation An avid reader King read voraciously across a wide range of topics, everything from the “The Diary of Anne Frank” to “Candide.” Of course, he also read […]
Actor Sidney Poitier at the gala screening of “The Da Vinci Code” at the 59th Annual International Film Festival de Cannes. May 17, 2006 Cannes, France. 2006 Paul Smith / Featureflash (Shutterstock) By Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet […]
Nurses took a stand outside of Bellevue hospital against racial injustice. – New York City, New York/USA June 9, 2020 (Shutterstock) December 28, 2021 – NEW YORK – The New York City Racial Justice Commission, the first of its kind in the nation, formed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, today marched from Foley Square to the […]
By Civil Rights Culminating on International Human Rights Day today, the Biden administration convened a Summit for Democracy with world leaders this week to address three key themes: defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights. While there is much to say about the fight against authoritarianism and corruption in […]
Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court as the court revisits Roe v. Wade and the issue of abortion rights in Washington, DC on December 1, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Michele Gilman, The Conversation The Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021, heard oral arguments in a case that may result in a ruling that overturns Roe v. […]
France is honouring the US-born 20th Century singer and activist Josephine Baker with a place in the Pantheon on Tuesday. She’s the first black woman to be remembered in the resting place of France’s national heroes, through her work on civil rights and for the Resistance during the Second World War. Producers: Marianne Baisnee and […]
By Civil Rights Last month marked 35 years since President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which established a racially discriminatory 100:1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. As a result of this legislation, for example, possession of 5 grams of crack cocaine, which was disproportionately consumed by African […]
