For Bob Moses, the civil rights organization led to his life’s work
Civil rights activist Bob Moses founded The Algebra Project to help black students develop strong math skills. Princeton Public Library / Flickr, CC BY-ND As the organizer of the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee during the 1960s, Bob Moses traveled to the most dangerous parts of Mississippi to help African Americans end segregation and gain the …
Judge Judy’s $ 47 million salary not excessive, Court of Appeal agrees – The Hollywood Reporter
In a California appeals court, CBS again triumphed over the talent agent who thought Judge Judy Sheindlin’s $ 47 million annual salary was a bizarre deal. The costume came from Richard Lawrence ‘Rebel Entertainment Partners, the successor in the interest of the agency that originally packed Judge Judy. For the agency’s work, Lawrence was still …
South Dakota waives payday loans with governance on Dollar Loan Center
South Dakota waives payday loans with governance on Dollar Loan Center Dollar Loan Center reopened its Sioux Falls and Rapid City stores the other day with loans that opponents say were developed through a ‘legal loophole’ The dollar which is the old loan on the part of West 41st Street and Hawthorne Avenue. (Photo: Jeremy …
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is free to the public on Emmet Till’s birthday
JACKSON, Mississippi (WJTV) – The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum offered free admission to commemorate Emmett Till’s 80th birthday on Sunday. Emmett Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941. In August 1955, he was kidnapped and brutally lynched by two white men while visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi. The fourteen-year-old has been accused of …
Court of Appeal dismisses Interchange owner’s motion to dismiss judge – Albert Lea Tribune
The Minnesota Court of Appeals dismissed the owner of Interchange Wine & Coffee Bistro’s petition to dismiss the presiding judge in the two criminal cases against her. In an order dated Tuesday, the Court of Appeal said a judge is disqualified for lack of impartiality if a reasonable objective examiner with full knowledge of the …
Will the SEC be asked to opt out of the application of AML reports?
Law360 (July 25, 2021, 4:24 p.m. EDT) – A stock broker wants the United States Supreme Court to reject the authority that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission used to obtain millions of dollars in fines for the the fight against money laundering neglected, but some observers see in it a great demand which …
Bill to prohibit police from posting photos of non-violent crimes on social media is enacted into law
Governor Gavin Newsom signed on Friday AB 1475 in the law that prohibits police from sharing arresting photographs (photos) of individuals accused of non-violent offenses on social media. The bill was sponsored by Assembly Member Evan Low (D-Sillocan Valley) who took to social media saying “social media should not be used as a weapon against …
Cleveland’s MLB name change should set example for high schools
Last summer as racial and social justice issues came to the forefront of our country’s attention, Cherokee Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin sent a letter to leaders at Port Neches-Groves ISD with a simple, yet strong message. “We believe that the current national dialogue has provided Port Neches-Groves with the opportunity to reevaluate its use of …
Civil rights leaders gather to protest Senate Bill 3 at TAMU-CC
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Local activists and civil rights groups gathered in TAMU-CC’s Hector P. Garcia Square on Saturday to protest Senate Bill 3 at the rally “Our history will not be erased”. They argued that the bill prevented schools from teaching historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Caesar Chavez and Susan B. Anthony. …
The Capitol Riot Inquiry / Biden’s Court Commission – Opinion: Potomac Watch
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. Kyle Peterson: Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuses to seat two Republicans on the Capitol riot inquiry committee, as President Biden’s …