Partnership To Fight For The Right To Vote At Local Level: Civil Rights Groups Speak

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The Leadership Conference Education Fund, together with Access Democracy; the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; the American Constitution Society; the Campaign Legal Center; and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law today announced All Voting is Local, a new campaign to protect the right and ability to vote, and fight voter suppression, at the … Read more

Oakland Police Arrest Rich City Rides’ Najari Smith Needlessly, Cause New Claims Of Racism

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Oakland Police accused of racism, again. The Oakland Police arrest of Najari Smith of the popular Rich City Rides, is rapidly disolving into yet another set of claims that the Oakland Police Department is racist as the story spreads around the Internet and around mobile devices. But before we continue, what is “Rich City Rides”? … Read more

Dak Prescott National Anthem Controversy Proves Message About Police Brutality Is Lost

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Oakland News Now – Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys QB, is being called a “sellout for supporting the National Anthem and rejecting protest. Ok? So? He’s American. Did everyone forget the real issue here? I always thought the idea was to bring attention to police brutality against black Americans? What is going on that we, including … Read more

Oakland #BBQBecky Atlanta’s #SubwaySally Called Police On Black Family Eating – “Living While Black”

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A “Living While Black” incident in Atlanta’s Newman, Georgia. Oakland can rejoice on this Independence Day for not being the only one of two America cities to be media-decorated with the distinction of being a place where a black person can be called for just plain living. Now, the Atlanta suburb of Newman, Georgia joins … Read more