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NAACP, ACLU Demand Equal Funding for Md. Black, Brown Students
Representatives for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and the ACLU of Maryland say a current statewide public school…
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Hearing Called for in St. Elizabeths Water Crisis
A routine inspection that found bacteria in the water supply at St. Elizabeths Hospital, which has left D.C.'s only public…
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Debtor’s Prison for the Poor is Real in America
Being poor is challenging enough, but some states such as Maryland and Missouri have continued to punish those of lesser…
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Prince George’s to Hold Hearing on Summer School Fees
A preliminary hearing set for next month in Prince George's County Circuit Court could determine whether the county's public school…
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OneUnited Bank Unveils ‘Take A Knee’ Campaign
In an unprecedented move, OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in the U.S., has unveiled the "Take A Knee" campaign…
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Mississippi Campaign Heats Up After ‘Public Hanging’ Remark
It’s a campaign that flew quietly under the radar – though the outcome could not only make history but change…
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ACLU Sues D.C. Police Officer for ‘Humiliating’ Stop-and-Frisk
The American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] of the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Metropolitan Police Officer Sean Lojacono…
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Candidates’ Forum Centers on Criminal Justice Reform
The D.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with nearly 20 other civil rights groups, pressed D.C.…
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D.C. Mayor Threatened with Suit for Police Data
Civil rights groups have threatened to sue D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for a two-year delay in the implementation of a…
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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Rights Advocacy
A group of five students from Thurgood Marshall Academy in Southeast recently attended the Washington D.C. Youth Civil Rights Summit,…
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