Black Judges Discuss Growing Up During Segregation, Efforts to Diversify the Profession
Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...
With DEI Top of Mind, Black Judges Discuss Growing Up During Segregation, Efforts to Diversify Legal Industry
Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...
New Smyrna Beach museum preserves African-American history
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on Friday announced he is abandoning the proposed homeless mega-shelter on Kettner & Vine. A ...
Black History 2025: Renee Simien, Clerk of Court, Louisiana 3rd Circuit
February is Black History Month, a time to earn more about the history of African Americans. It was founded by the ...
North Carolina judge finds racial bias in landmark death penalty case
The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in ...
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Trickle-down diversity doesn’t work
In 1966 Louis A. Bedford (left) joined other municipal court judges in taking the oath of office. He became the first African-American judge in Dallas' history.(City of Dallas archives ...
19 Black trailblazers that may not have been in your history book
While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...
Alabama's congressional map at stake in federal Voting Rights Act trial
Alabama's congressional map is the subject of a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state has to keep a new court ...
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Which countries, other than the US, offer birthright citizenship?
At least 33 countries, mostly in the Americas, provide automatic citizenship to anyone born within their borders.
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North Carolina Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty in Landmark Case
In his findings of discrimination, the judge also cited the prosecutor’s references to thinly veiled racist phrases to refer to Black defendants, like “thug,” “piece of trash,” and “predators of the ...
HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says
LONDON (AP) — The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by ...
Judge pauses Musk plan for mass cull of US government workers
A JUDGE on Thursday paused a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through a mass buyout. Read more at The Business ...