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Ifill Talks Police Brutality, Eric Garner with Roland Martin
7/22/14Source:NewsOne NowStaten Island resident, Eric Garner, died Thursday after a NYPD officer subdued him with a chokehold. Cell phone footage captured at the scene of the tragic event shows Garner screaming that he could not breathe after the move, banned by NYPD, was applied.
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Haygood Calls for Passage of VRAA in Letter Published in New York Times
7/18/14Source:The New York TimesIn a Letter-To-The-Editor published in The New York Times titled "Race and Voting Rights," Ryan P. Haygood, the Director of LDF's Political Participation group sets the record straight:
Race and Voting Rights
To the Editor:
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LDF and ACLU of Michigan Ask for Immediate Moratorium on Detroit's Water Shut-offs
7/18/14
Civil Rights Organizations Ask For Immediate
Moratorium on Water Shut-offsUpdate 7/21/2014: Detroit has imposed a 15-day moratorium on water shut-offs -- but it's not enough. The financial aid program for Detroit's neediest people must be reformed.
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LDF Highlighted in Fisher v. U Texas Media Coverage
7/16/14
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Ruling in Fisher v U. Texas College Diversity Case, Fifth Circuit Upholds Principles of Diversity in Higher Education
7/15/14
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Principles of Diversity in Higher Education, Affirms Lower Court Ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas on Remand
July 15, 2014