Civil Rights
President Trump’s 2018 Budget Will Slash Five Decades of Civil Rights Protection – JetMag.com
During his daily TVOne morning show, “News One Now,” host and managing editor Roland Martin interviewed Tanya Clay House, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, P-12 U.S. Department of Education, and Republican political strategist Rina Shah Bharara about President Trump’s significant cuts to civil rights agencies in his 2018 budget. Under President Trump’s 2018 budget, the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights, which is responsible for investigating discrimination charges in school districts across the nation, 40 employees would lose their jobs and the Environmental Protection Agency would close its environmental justice program. Also, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs will fold into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “What we’re really seeing is that this is a budget that really speaks to what their true belief is. We’ve always talked about how the budget is a moral document, and essentially that’s what this is,” said House. “You can say that you believe in civil rights, that this is something you want to protect, but when you, in your budget, want to eliminate over 10 billion dollars from the Department of Education’s budget…this is cruel, it’s disheartening, and frankly it’s a morally deficient budget that undermines the concept of what it is that we should believe in – that education is a civil right.” Bharara echoed those same sentiments, saying, “It’s a very simple message here of what he’s done – he’s slashing. That’s what his base likes. What’s wrong here is that there is so much beneath the surface that makes America great. The federal government is there to protect our civil rights – that’s not something we should be debating in 2017. It should be bipartisan in that we need to be protecting our civil rights, not slashing offices which help ensure that they’re protected.” Watch video of their conversation below and you can watch tonight’s TVOne special, National Urban League Presents: State of Black America® Town Hall which premieres at 8 PM EST.
Source: President Trump’s 2018 Budget Will Slash Five Decades of Civil Rights Protection – JetMag.com
Nooses showing up more in hate incidents around country
The struggle continues.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nooses have appeared recently around the nation’s capital — including the Smithsonian’s new African-American history museum — in a rash of incidents
Source: Nooses showing up more in hate incidents around country
Trump budget cuts vital programs
The map in this article is informative. Most states rely on the federal government for one third of their general fund revenues. Budgets are moral documents. The Trump budget is lacking in that capacity.
Civil Rights Officer Ordinance approved in Greenfield, MA
Check out this story: http://www.recorder.com/Greenfield-Town-Council-passes-Civil-Rights-Officer-Ordinance-10171870
The Greenfield, MA Town Council voted to have a civil rights officer embedded in the police department. It lacks teeth. Hopefully, the first of may steps to address hate crimes. #timetowork
Weymouth man to appeal dismissal of civil rights lawsuit
WEYMOUTH – A resident who alleges that town officials violated the town charter and his constitutional rights by enforcing an ordinance limiting political signs is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of the case.
Robert Montgomery Thomas filed the suit in February 2016 alleging that town employees violated his rights by coming onto his property and moving a campaign sign out of view.
visit http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20170430/weymouth-man-to-appeal-dismissal-of–civil-rights-lawsuit for more information
White House Considers Former EEOC Lawyer for Civil-Rights Post
The White House is considering Eric Dreiband, who filed discrimination lawsuits as the top lawyer at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and has also defended big businesses from such lawsuits, to lead the civil rights division at the Justice Department, according to people familiar with the matter. Visit http://www.outtengolden.com/white-house-considers-former-eeoc-lawyer-for-civil-rights-post for more story
Ex-police officer Michael Slager pleads guilty to civil rights charge in Walter Scott shooting; state murder case dropped
Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating Walter Scott’s civil rights by shooting the fleeing black man five times — a sudden shift after insisting for two years he had gunned down Scott in self-defense.
Kindly read the entire story through :: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/ex-police-officer-michael-slager-pleads-guilty-to-civil-rights/article_c6836d4c-2f2f-11e7-a651-7f3c5a7bbf12.html
Trump on the Civil War: ‘Why Could That One Not Have Been Worked Out?’ – The New York Times
This statement demonstrates his thoughts, or lack thereof, on so many issues connected to race, discrimination, and governance.
Important to consider the impact of political policies on real people. America needs a plan not mass deportation.
How Fear of Deportation Puts Stress on Families – The Atlantic
Historic site of Nashville sit-ins to be restored as eatery
The Woolworth building in downtown Nashville, where black civil rights leaders once defiantly sat at a segregated lunch counter that wouldn’t serve them, soon will celebrate the culture it once shunned by housing a soul food restaurant with live music.
Restaurant entrepreneur Tom Morales announced the project Wednesday inside the unfinished building at an unveiling. Soulful songs and powerful remarks about the building’s history echoed through the largely emptied structure lined with caution tape.
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