BATON ROUGE — Tougher anti-hazing legislation and a law allowing voting rights to a select group of convicted felons gained the signature of Gov. John Bel Edwards during the week.
— Read on www.livingstonparishnews.com/content/tncms/live/
Victory for voting rights!!!
The NAACP is once again taking it to the courts, this time filing a federal lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her Department of Education for abandoning civil-rights-enforcement regulations and dismissing hundreds of complaints.
— Read on www.theroot.com/the-naacp-sues-betsy-devos-and-the-department-of-educat-1826517933
The NAACP is once again taking it to the courts, this time filing a federal lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her Department of Education for abandoning civil-rights-enforcement regulations and dismissing hundreds of complaints.
— Read on www.theroot.com/the-naacp-sues-betsy-devos-and-the-department-of-educat-1826517933
Professor Holona Ochs’ research on voter disenfranchisement cited in court case.
— Read on www1.lehigh.edu/news/research-in-action-disenfranchisement-study-impacts-new-voting-rights-laws
Santa Ana suspends updating council wards pending lawsuit over voting rights – Orange County Register
— Read on www.ocregister.com/2018/05/17/santa-ana-suspends-updating-council-wards-pending-lawsuit-over-voting-rights/
Lawmakers changed votes and debated Biblical parables in surprise debate
— Read on m.bestofneworleans.com/thelatest/archives/2018/05/17/louisiana-to-restore-voting-rights-to-people-on-probation-and-parole-for-felonies
Many of these images, taken in 1963 by Colin Jones and discovered in the Observer’s picture archive, have never before been published
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2018/may/12/unseen-photographs-of-civil-rights-conflict-in-birmingham-alabama-1963
Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn’t in 2016, but they are limited by a lack of time and resources.
— Read on www.npr.org/2018/05/08/599452050/the-u-s-voting-system-remains-vulnerable-6-months-before-election-day-what-now
Meet The Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed — And Funded — The Civil Rights Movement : The Salt : NPR
Meet The Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed — And Funded — The Civil Rights Movement : The Salt : NPR
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Fantasy Football: The NFL is Creating a Toxic Work Environment
Source: OpEd: Will the NFL Stand Up to Trump and Acknowledge the Dignity of its Players? – NBC News
The Sanchezes, who are undocumented immigrants, were apprehended while taking their son to emergency surgery. Immigrant advocates fear this is the new normal under the Trump administration.
Source: Border Patrol Arrests Near Safe Zones Worry Immigrant Advocates : NPR
On an individual level, there are probably DACA recipients who have jobs other Americans want. But on a broader scale, DACA recipients are helping grow the economy.
Source: FACT CHECK: Are DACA Recipients Stealing Jobs Away From Other Americans? : NPR
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