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U.S. Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Tackle Racially Discriminatory Lending Practices
Despite being illegal, the practice of 'redlining' has still managed to harm communities of color for years.
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Damian Williams Is the First Black U.S. Attorney to Lead the Southern District of New York in Its 232-Year History
Williams will oversee several high-profile cases, including an investigation of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Jeffrey Epstein friend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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DOJ Announces New Limits on Chokeholds and No-Knock Warrants
The agency acknowledged that the tactics lead to unnecessary deaths but doesn’t outright ban them in the new directive.
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Head of Louisiana State Police Says He’d Welcome Federal Racial Profiling Investigation of His Department
Louisiana police officials have been scrutinized for disproportionate use of force against Black people, including the fatal 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
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Court Upholds Dylann Roof’s Death Sentence
Federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence in the murder of nine Black people at a S.C. church in 2015.
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DOJ Opens Investigation Into Phoenix Police Department
The Biden administration is investigating discriminatory practices and police brutality after fours years of Trump encouraging it
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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Georgia and Its Racist and Voter Suppressive Ways
We've all had it with Georgia Republicans and GOPoor losers across the nation trying to suppress the vote under the guise of securing already secure elections.
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Feds Launch Investigation Into Potential Pattern of Racist Abuses by Louisiana State Police
The investigation comes shortly after body camera footage of Ronald Greene's death leaked last month.
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Family of Tamir Rice Wants Biden Administration to Reopen Federal Investigation Into his Death
The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is campaigning for the Biden administration to reopen the federal investigation into the boy’s death. According to Buzzfeed News, the Rice family is working alongside community organizers to pressure the Department of Justice to reopen its investigation…