Black National Anthem Number 4 On Google Trends After NFL News. Now America Knows Itself ONN – Black National Anthem Number 4 On Google Trends After NFL News. Now America Knows Itself (Photo: Civil rights activists including James Baldwin (front, far right) sing at a memorial for victims of an Alabama church bombing in … Read more
City Attorney Files Tenant Protection and Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Local Landlords Oakland, CA – On Thursday, May 28th, City Attorney Barbara J. Parker filed a lawsuit under the Tenant Protection Ordinance and state civil rights laws against three local landlords who forced tenants to live in potentially life-threatening conditions and attempted evictions through unlawful, … Read more
League Elects Deborah Turner President of the Board of Directors Voting rights organization celebrates 100th Anniversary at national convention WASHINGTON – Friday, the League of Women Voters of the United States elected Dr. Deborah Turner to serve as the 20th president of the board of directors. “Deborah Turner’s commitment to advancing voting rights and her … Read more
Southern Evangelical Seminary President Richard Land Reflects on the Birth Moment of the 1995 Southern Baptist Racial Reconciliation Resolution ‘I Not Only See the Gap That Remains, but the Distance Traveled’ CHARLOTTE, N.C.—This past weekend marked the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking passage of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) “Resolution on Racial Reconciliation.” The landmark … Read more
Congratulations to Oakland Lawyer Dan Siegel, along with Walter Riley and National Lawyers Guild – San Francisco Bay Area attorney James Burch. The press release sent to Zennie62Media was clear: Today, June 18, 2020 @ 1pm, an Oakland judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and Order to Show Cause against the Oakland Police Department. … Read more
Oakland, CA— Today, Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker released new guidance to remind all Oaklanders that local, state, and federal civil rights protections remain in full force and effect during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance, released in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), aims to assist individuals, businesses, and advocates in understanding what … Read more
Basic conclusion of the Oakland Police Department 2020 Police Racial Discipline Study is that “black officers were more likely to have an investigative case sustained against them than officers of other races.” Zennie62Media digitized the text from the entire study so it can be read “in the raw”. It is below. The page numbers corespond … Read more
Supreme Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects Gay And Transgender Workers, In Blow To Donald Trump ONN – Supreme Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects Gay And Transgender Workers, In Blow To Donald Trump This is breaking news that happened just one hour ago in Washington D. C. NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/gay-transgender-workers-supreme-court.html Stay tuned. Note from … Read more
In the Wake of COVID-19 and Murder of George Floyd, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for Formation of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced legislation calling for the establishment of the first United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT). The Commission will examine the effects … Read more
Today, as we observe the chosen birthday and legacy of Frederick Douglass, Pete Buttigieg penned an op-ed in The State discussing how we must invest in Black America to create a truly equitable America: The State: A Pete Buttigieg presidency will invest in building a stronger future for Black America By Pete Buttigieg South Carolina … Read more
Facebook accused of actions that spread anti-Semitism and right-wing conspiracy theories WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Color Of Change sent a letter to Facebook urging the company to “take immediate steps to build and restore public faith…in the aftermath of revelations detailing ways the company has undermined our democracy … Read more
Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement in support of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s letter on staff diversity: “The American people last week elected the most diverse Congress in our nation’s history, with more than 100 women joining the 116th Congress. The congressional workforce … Read more
Zennie Abraham note: I received the press release below from the NP Strategy Group out of Washington, D.C., representing a coalition of civil rights organizations. What follows is the text, with a few technical, search-related adjustments. National coalition of organizations denounces Facebook’s political advertising policy as restrictive, anti-immigrant, and silencing advocacy by select communities. … Read more
The Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit that says it “works toward the goal of a more open and just society – an America as good as its ideals,” and which bills itself as “the nation’s leading civil rights coalition”, and consists of more than 200 national organizations, issued this press release hours … Read more
