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Society & Culture News tagged with civil rights

'Lingering Injustice:' Till Homages Suffer Setbacks
Society & Culture  (tags: death, ethics, theft, Emmett Till, murder, scandal, civil rights, gravesite, memorial )

Raffi
- 107 days ago - clarionledger.com
The glass-covered coffin his mother put him in so "the world would see what they've done to my boy" was left forgotten in a Chicago cemetery and inhabited by a family of opossums. The highway marker named for him in Mississippi was ripped down
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Emmett Till Casket Removed, Investigators Looking for Memorial Money
Society & Culture  (tags: dishonesty, death, child, murder, Civil Rights, gravestone, cemetary, scandal, memorial, Emmett Till Case )

Raffi
- 116 days ago - southtownstar.com
The rusting casket of Emmett Till was removed Monday from an old storage shed at the beleaguered Burr Oak Cemetery and into a safer location, officials said. But what happens to his legacy and local plans to memorialize the Civil Rights icon from
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"Whites Only" Pool in 2009?
Society & Culture  (tags: prejudice, law, activists, civil rights, discrimination, abuse )

Amena
- 119 days ago - colorofchange.org
Condemn discrimination at the Valley Club and ask the DOJ to enforce civil rights laws Sixty-five children from a largely Black summer camp in Philadelphia were turned away from a swimming club in the suburbs because of their race. The camp had a contrac
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Alleged Museum Shooter: 'The Holocaust Is a Lie'
Society & Culture  (tags: society, hate crime, supremacist, anti-Semitic, murder, civil rights, human rights, prejudice )

Dee
- 149 days ago - abcnews.go.com
The white supremacist who allegedly started a shootout at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum allegedly left behind notes that claimed the Holocaust was a "lie,"and included furious anti-Semitic rants including one that President Obama "was created by Jews
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Supreme Court Puts Brakes on Car Searches
Society & Culture  (tags: liberties, supreme, court, government, americans, constitution, freedoms, civil rights, good news, police, society, crime, abuse, rights, search, seizure )

Tom
- 199 days ago - latimes.com
Since 1981 police have been allowed police to search a suspect's vehicle without a warrant. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, even when searching vehicles, police must abide by the 4th Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
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420: Thoughts on Pot Vs. Alcohol From a Former Police Chief
Society & Culture  (tags: world, violence, mexico, america, economy, marijuana, obama, law, government, drug war, narco-terrorism, freedom, culture, crime, rights, corruption, politics, war, medicine, drugs, consumers, civil rights, health )

Tom
- 200 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Hundreds of alcohol overdose deaths occur annually. There has never been a single recorded marijuana OD fatality. There have been no documented cases of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker, nor has pot been scientifically linked to any type of cancer.
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ON THIS DAY - 1965: Police Attack Alabama Marchers
Society & Culture  (tags: on this day, usa, alabama, police, race riots, civil rights, demonstrators, selma, activists )

Chrissy
- 245 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
State troopers and volunteer officers in the southern US state of Alabama have broken up a demonstration of black and white civil rights protesters, injuring at least 50 people. They assaulted a group of about 500 demonstrators using tear gas, whips and
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Can You Answer Obama's Call to Service This Monday?
Society & Culture  (tags: MLK, OBAMA, Day of Serivce, Community, activists, love, freedoms, philanthropy, society, Civil Rights, Change )

Laurel
- 294 days ago - usaservice.org
Barack and Michelle Obama have a request for us: Spend this coming Monday--Martin Luther King Day--volunteering to serve the urgent needs in our communities.
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The MasterCard Commercial I'd Like To See
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, humans, interesting, culture, sadness, society, civil rights, humanity )

Tinkie
- 314 days ago - theseminal.com
Amount spent on cosmetics in the US: $8 billion Basic education for the world's children: $6 billion
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Duanna Johnson, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 15, and More on Shelby County Jail
Society & Culture  (tags: ShelbyCountyJail, DuannaJohnson, TheCochranFirm, MaryNeal, LarryNeal, DogJustice, assistancetotheincarceratedmentallyill, wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com, JulianBolton, ShelbyCountyCommission, USDOJ, WendyShoob, Transgender, GayRights, Civil Rights )

Mary
- 356 days ago - my.nowpublic.com
Today, the transgender community sponsors a Duanna Johnson Day of Remembrance. Duanna was the Memphis transwoman found murdered execution style several blocks from her home on November 9. Johnson planned a lawsuit against Shelby County Jail following ..
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Woman From Mali Who Underwent FGM Fights for Asylum
Society & Culture  (tags: FGM, Female Genital Mutilation, Female Genital Cutting, female circumcision, women's rights, women's health, civil rights, asylum, abuse, culture, ethics, rights, safety, society, violence, women )

Teri
- 541 days ago - ap.google.com
Alima Traore doesn't remember when part of her genitals was removed as a young child in her native Mali. But even at 29, she still lives with the consequences. There's the pain, the fear of future medical problems...
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Care2 Member, Richard Lewis Reaches 1200 Mark
Society & Culture  (tags: Care2, Petition, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Higher Education, The Community College of Baltimore Count )

Richard
- 746 days ago - care2.com
Richard Lewis has reached 1,200 signatures in his petition, please click on the link to view what people have been commenting. Many comments are very supportive and reassuring that this injustice will be addressed. Thank you for your support.
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Sally Field Censored at Emmys for Talking About War
Society & Culture  (tags: emmys, censorship, censored, civil rights, Censorship is UnAmerican!, Sally Field, first amendment, swearing, Iraq War, antiwar, anti-war, peace, speech, news, mothers, women, motherhood )

Connie
- 782 days ago - connietalk.com
Wait, there is something about the Emmys worth posting! Sally Field was censored by FOX talking about the war!! FOX cut her off because she used a "God-related swear":
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Former KSP Trooper Pleads Guilty To Federal Civil Rights Violation and Witness Tampering
Society & Culture  (tags: police, corruption, abuse, culture, ethics, government, law, media, interesting, rights, safety, women, violence, drugs, witness tampering, DOJ, Civil Rights, misconduct, crime )

Barb
- 813 days ago - wkyt.com
Former Kentucky State Police Trooper Jason Christopher O'Bannon, 33, has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge for using his authority to attempt to coerce sexual acts from a female confidential informant in June of 2005, the Justice Department>
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~What the Media Is Missing About the Summer of Love~
Society & Culture  (tags: media, politics, americans, Summer of Love, peace, lies, truths, teens, violence, rights, police, war, Civil Rights, activism, environment, ethics, corruption, crime, culture, death, education, freedoms, government, history )

Barb
- 875 days ago - commondreams.org
...Bullshit. We didn't drop out, we parachuted in. And we're still fighting behind enemy lines for a vision of a world in which tomorrow comes, but it comes with unexpected glories and democratic possibilities. It wasn't an endless summer. It was the.....
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