From Post-Tribune: Bank of America agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide unit engaged in a widespread pattern of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers on home loans. The settlement with the U.S. Justice Department was filed Wednesday with the Central District court of California…
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From NPR: This is a case, The Associated Press says, of a Navy tradition catching up with repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that previously barred openly gay men and women from serving in the U.S. military. Gaeta, who had just arrived home on the USS Oak Hill…
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From Colorlines: President Obama and Secretary of Labor Solis announced that the U.S. Department of Labor will move forward to amend regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act to include the nearly 2 million homecare workers who are currently excluded from federal overtime and minimum wage protections. “They work hard…
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Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. The Demise of Death ??? by Nancy A Heitzeg…
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From In These Times: It’s not often that human rights and business profits line up on the same side of a political debate, but Alabama is a special place. The Cotton State was not only ground zero for some of the worst abuses under Jim Crow; it was also the…
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From TPM: A Latino military veteran is brain dead and his family is planning to decide today whether to take him off life support, following his scuffle with officers last week in one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s jails. Ernest “Marty” Atencio was injured early Friday morning, just hours after the…
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from The Root: Instead of labeling the majority, let’s build real coalitions for change, says Farai Chideya So where do we begin? We begin by searching our souls, extending ourselves to those different from us, and telling our stories. During this election year and beyond, we need social reporting tools…
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from The New York Times: These experiences changed the way I felt about the police. After the third incident I worried when police cars drove by; I was afraid I would be stopped and searched or that something worse would happen. I dress better if I go downtown. I don’t…
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