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  • AME Church Massacre Survivor Urges South Carolina Republicans To Pass Hate Crimes Bill

    AME Church Massacre Survivor Urges South Carolina Republicans To Pass Hate Crimes Bill

    South Carolina is one of two remaining states in the country that does not have a hate crime law on the books.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 28, 2022
  • Post-George Floyd Probe Finds Discrimination By Minneapolis Police

    Post-George Floyd Probe Finds Discrimination By Minneapolis Police

    The Minneapolis Police Department “engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade,” as per the two-year investigation

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 27, 2022
  • Ginni Thomas Texts Spur House Panel Investigation Into Judicial Ethics

    Ginni Thomas Texts Spur House Panel Investigation Into Judicial Ethics

    House Democrats intend to look at exploring codes of conduct for federal judges outside the Supreme Court.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 27, 2022
  • Biden Looking to Forgive Student Loan Debt

    Biden Looking to Forgive Student Loan Debt

    Biden tells the Hispanic Congressional Caucus that he’s looking at different options to forgive an unspecified amount of federal student loan debt.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 27, 2022
  • Desantis Signs Bill To Create Election Police Force In Florida

    Desantis Signs Bill To Create Election Police Force In Florida

    The creation of the “Office of Election Crimes and Security” will be one of the first in the country.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 27, 2022
  • Supreme Court Allows Virginia Public School Admissions Policy To Continue

    The Supreme Court declined to overrule Virginia’s U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stay on the policy until the appeals process plays out.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 26, 2022
  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams Pledges $171 M For Homeless Services

    NYC Mayor Eric Adams Pledges $171 M For Homeless Services

    The funds will go towards drop-in centers, locations that don’t provide housing, but offer showers, meals, caseworkers, and health care

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 25, 2022
  • Supreme Court Agrees To Review Rodney Reed Case On DNA Testing

    Supreme Court Agrees To Review Rodney Reed Case On DNA Testing

    The justices who will take up the case in the fall will decide if the death row inmate waited too long to ask for DNA testing

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 25, 2022
  • Florida Gov. Desantis Signs ‘Stop Woke Act’ Limiting Race-Based Discussions Into Law

    Florida Gov. Desantis Signs ‘Stop Woke Act’ Limiting Race-Based Discussions Into Law

    The bill, which limits how race is discussed in schools, colleges, and businesses will go into effect July 1st

    By





    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 25, 2022
  • Alabama Lawsuit In Local Town Challenges Limits On Confederate State Protests

    Alabama Lawsuit In Local Town Challenges Limits On Confederate State Protests

    The suit alleges the city of Florence, Alabama is trying to clamp down on the protests by telling the group when and how they can protest.

    By





    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    April 21, 2022
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