Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released a fact sheet confirming that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training programs are in accordance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ...
For more information contact: Meghan Holden: mholden@acluct.org Chris Ford: media@naacpldf.org Sarai Bejarano: sbejarano@latinojustice.org Yanidsi Velez: yvelez@hispanicfederation.org Rachel Schmidt: marketing@lwvct.org Dera Silvestre: dsilvestre@commoncause.org Mannal Haddad: mhaddad@campaignlegalcenter.org HARTFORD, CT – Today, lawmakers from the Connecticut General Assembly ...
Today, the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department (MPD) released body-worn camera footage of the events that led to the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after ...
Today, five former Memphis Police Department officers were charged for their conduct in a brutal assault on Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, who died three days after the attack. Each of the officers have ...
Yesterday, Meta announced it would soon welcome Donald Trump back to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, ending a two-year “suspension” the former U.S. president received after spreading false conspiracy theories about the 2020 elections and ...
Dr. Kesha Moore, Research Manager for the Legal Defense Fund’s (LDF) Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI), has been selected to the second cohort of the Culture of Health Leaders Institute for Racial Healing (CoHLI), a program ...
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new proposed “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH) rule that acts upon the Fair Housing Act’s mandate to ensure fair housing for all Americans. ...
