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TAKING THEIR TIME — The state Legislature moves slowly by design. But lawmakers’ missed deadlines and sluggish moves toward reopening the State House are creating headaches on Beacon Hill and beyond.The new fiscal year has dawned,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts:Don Owens, Legal Committee, , (202) 934-1880Juan Martinez, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, , (212) 956-2200Stephen Peters, The Leadership Conference, , (202) 466-1887Teresa Fairness, National Urban League; , (212)…

June 28, 2021 - Declaration by civil rights activists / organizations:We appreciate the efforts of the lawmakers leading the negotiation of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. We were encouraged to see that the US House of…

The Oklahoma Advisory Committee of the US Commission on Civil Rights (Committee) has one Advisory memorandum on police practices in the state on June 1 of this year and reported on their effects on Individuals and color communities.…

Photo by Matthew Bowler Above: People gather in downtown San Diego in support of the Derek Chauvin Trial. April 20, 2021. Following the murder conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek…

Crump, who represents the Floyd, Wright families, appeared on ABC's This Week.April 18, 2021, 3:01 p.m.• • 7 min readShare on FacebookShare on TwitterSend this article via emailIf Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is found…

Karp continued, "If this sad ... option occurs, the whole country will be on fire, and rightly so, including this community ... because we have not been able to make change or make significant changes." . ""We have to give the city…

Other cities in Iowa have taken steps to reform their police force following weeks of mass protests last summer following the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd.Cedar Rapids' plan includes creating an independent review committee for…

Philadelphia civil rights activists notice double standards in policing at the US Capitol, George Floyd protests Patch.com