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Scipio Africanus Jones: Prominent Attorney Best-Known for Defense of the “Elaine 12”
Scipio Africanus Jones was a prominent Little Rock attorney and businessman. He was chief counsel to the Arkansas NAACP and his private clients included the Prince Hall Masons, Knights of Pythias, and other black fraternal organizations. He is best known for his defense of the 'Elaine 12,' who
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Supreme Court Decision Jeopardizes CFPB’s Future and its Independence - Houston Forward Times
A June 29 U.S. Supreme Court split decision represents a major setback to both the… The post Supreme Court Decision Jeopardizes CFPB’s Future and its Independence appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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By the rivers of Babylon - Dallas Examiner
By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries I wasn’t looking for the story about Elijah McClain. I was looking for something else, and I happened upon the video which showed the sequence of [...] The post By the rivers of Babylon appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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School Choice Victory at Supreme Court Will "Advance Black Lives"
Discriminatory Blaine Amendments Denied Educational Opportunities to Families in Need
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Judge Amy to know fate Oct 22
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has set October 22 for its vote to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court even as Democrats threw pointed objections but were unable to stop the Republicans' drive to confirm President Donald Trump's pick before the
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Susan Collins says Supreme Court vote should be delayed until after November election - TheGrio
In a statement posted to Twitter on Saturday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she believes the Senate should not vote... View Article The post Susan Collins says Supreme Court vote should be delayed until after November election appeared first on TheGrio.
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Sudan: U.S. Court Orders Govt to Pay for 1998 Embassy Attacks
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Sudan must pay hundreds of millions of dollars in punitive damages to some victims of the 1998 attacks on US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam in
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COMMENTARY: Impeach Kavanaugh and Impeach Thomas | The Orlando Advocate
BY Oscar Blayton Now is not the time for hand wringing. Now is not the time to surrender in the face of aggressive white supremacy bent upon establishing a new Jim Crow era to oppress Black people for the financial gain of white Americans. Now is the time to draw a line in the sand […]
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(1964) George C. Wallace, “The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud, Sham, and Hoax”
By 1964 George C. Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, had become the national symbol of opposition to the civil rights movement and to federal governmental intervention to protect the rights of African Americans.  In the address below he denounces President Lyndon B. Johnson for signing into law the
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4
1776
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was the seminal post-Reconstruction Supreme Court decision that judicially validated state sponsored segregation in public facilities by its creation and endorsement of the “separate but equal” doctrine as satisfying the Constitutional requirements provided in
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Supplier disappointed with Williams’ tablets statement - Parties head to mediation over schools project
Stephen Wedderburn, ICT project manager of GeoTechVision, has reacted, saying that he was disheartened by Williams’ “false” statement, adding that it could be prejudicial to a dispute before the courts between GeoTech Vision and the state-owned e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited over the
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Federal judge voids Georgia 'heartbeat' abortion restriction | The Atlanta Voice
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked Georgia’s 2019 “heartbeat” abortion law, finding that it violates the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled against the state in a lawsuit filed by abortion providers and an advocacy group. Jones had temporarily blocked the law in
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Trump says he will announce Supreme Court nominee this week - TheGrio
President Donald Trump called into “Fox & Friends” Monday and said that he plans to announce his nominee for the... View Article The post Trump says he will announce Supreme Court nominee this week appeared first on TheGrio.
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Justices reject end to protections for young immigrants
The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump’s campaign, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential run in 2016 and immigration restrictions his administration has imposed since
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Supreme Court in Baltimore case banned segregation
Supreme Court in Baltimore case banned segregation in public recreational facilities.
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7
1955
PNP says Gov't must change course on SOE
Senator Donna Scott-Mottley, leader of opposition business in the Senate, says it is not too late for the government to change course in light of the judgment by the Supreme Court that the detention of persons under the State of Emergency (SOE...
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A Deep Look Into Daniel Cameron’s Past Shows Significant GOP Ties
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron may not be known to many outside of the Breonna Taylor case, but a look into Cameron’s past shows significant GOP ties. Cameron, a Black…
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U.S. Supreme Court decision (Plessy v. Ferguson)
U.S. Supreme Court decision (Plessy v. Ferguson) upheld doctrine of separate but equal and began age of Jim Crow.
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Washington Farm Workers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay : NPR
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We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate
Seven prominent Black women activists have made a strong case, and a bit of stir, in a Washington Post Op-Ed, “Biden Still Needs Black
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African-American History and Women Timeline 1990-1999
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Supreme Court reversed decision of lower court
Supreme Court reversed decision of lower court which had confirmed $100,000 contempt fine imposed by Alabama on NAACP for refusing to divulge membership.
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30
1958
Court: Some Employers Can Refuse to Offer Free Birth Control
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled broadly Wednesday in favor of the religious rights of employers in two cases that could leave more than 70,000 women without free contraception and tens of thousands of people with no way to sue for job discrimination. In both cases the court ruled
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Clarence Thomas is nominated to the Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas is nominated to the Supreme Court by President George Bush.
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1
1991
Chief justice warns against abuse of judges
CHIEF Justice Bryan Sykes has cautioned against the abuse of judges via social media and other platforms, calling such activities a grave threat to judicial independence which sets the stage for…
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Harry A. Blackmun
Harry A. Blackmun , in full Harry Andrew Blackmun (born Nov. 12, 1908, Nashville, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 1999, Arlington, Va.), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1970 to
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Civil rights movements
Civil rights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law, that peaked in the 1960s.[citation needed] In many situations they have been characterized by nonviolent protests, or have taken the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change
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Approximately two hours after news emerged that former Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley had filed a court challenge to conclusions made about him by the Integrity Commission in its probe of the Petrojam scandal, the commission admitted that it had erred in an aspect of the same report relating
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Who Will Be The Next Supreme Court Nominee? Another Issue Black Voters Must Stay On Top Of
Here’s a reminder: Since the Supreme Court was formed in 1789, it has significantly altered American lives, particularly Black lives, with its decisions on important topics such as segregation and voting
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Jonathan Jasper Wright
Jonathan Jasper Wright was the first Black state supreme court justice. He resigned on this day from the state supreme court in South Carolina after the overthrow of the Reconstruction government, and died in obscurity of tuberculosis.
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