Category : News Talk

Embattled Auckland construction firm fined $240,000 for latest crane accident

nzherald.co.nz - A worker suffered serious facial injuries after a load slid off during a crane hoist.

Cease & Desist Demand Filed in San Francisco Over Reparations Scheme

californiaglobe.com - Richie Greenberg, Founder of the Recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin movement, community advocate and vocal critic of the Plan for San Francisco

Duke professor says US needs to enact $14 TRILLION reparations program

dailymail.co.uk - An economics professor at Duke University has called for the United States to issue reparations to every black American descendant of slaves at a cost of $14 trillion. William Darity, who co-authored the book 'From Here to Equality:...

Senior Spotlight: Darren Rush and his impactful involvement

theridernews.com - By Hannah Newman When creating his college experience, the opportunity to work for the highest level of law enforcement stood as the measure of growth

Ulster County Human Rights Commissioner Tyrone Wilson fired

timesunion.com - The chair of the county’s human rights commission since 2020 was fired Tuesday following questions from the Times Union about his use of offensive language.

Who is Donald Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina?

foxnews.com - Donald Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina has landed in the spotlight since taking on the fight against what he's called a politically motivated indictment against the former president.

Raise Your Voice: Panelists discuss how to aid survivors of sexual assault // The Observer

ndsmcobserver.com - The student newspaper of Notre Dame, and Saint Mary's, and Holy Cross

Ed Gordon Discusses His News Magazine Show 'America in Black'

ebony.com - 'America In Black' focuses on investigative reports, newsmaker interviews and celebrity profiles of Black culture.

Minority Families Kicked Out of Palm Springs Seek $2.3B

therealdeal.com - A half century ago, houses were bulldozed on an Indian-owned tract of land known as Section 14.

Black, Latino families displaced from California neighborhood seek $2.3 billion

foxnews.com - As a child, Lawrance W. McFarland lived on a small piece of land on a Native American reservation in Palm Springs he described as a "little world of its own," surrounded by the parts of the city that were tourist magnets and depicted in...

Images of Black Love Under Bondage

paper.li - With Valentine approaching, "Images of Black Love Under Bondage," is a look at African American experiences of love as expressed through ART. by The Neo Jim Crow Editorial Team January 24, 2021 W...

House Where King Planned Alabama Marches Moving to Michigan

newdelhitimes.com - A lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old Jawana Jackson called home, and much of it involved her "Uncle Martin." There were late-night visitors, phone…

Katz receives endorsement from AG James as second challenger files petitions to run in DA primary

qns.com - Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s re-election campaign on April 17 announced the endorsement of New York State Attorney General Letitia James. The

A swollen prison population: How America can recover from its addition to mass incarceration

milwaukeeindependent.com - The U.S. incarcerates 530 people for every 100,000 in its population, making it one of the world’s biggest jailers – just below El Salvador, Rwanda and Turkmenistan. The U.S. actually had the greates…

Central State Hospital – the State’s Only Maximum Security Mental Health Facility, a Legacy of Jim Crow and Not Nearly Good Enough

baconsrebellion.com - By James C. Sherlock I have written often about the state of mental health support in Virginia. The Governor has a major initiative to improve it. But it does not go nearly far enough. The state m…