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The cellmate of a immigrant who died in US custody described the incredible pain he was in -- and how detention center staffers laughed and said he was faking.
A study finds that minority students are far more likely to be paddled in school.
A noose was found at a Chicago police station, triggering an investigation.
A Las Vegas Review Journal columnist apparently got smoked by his readers when he made the simple factual observation that the ACLU is often at the fore-front defending religious liberty.
The son of illegal immigrants is now a gold medalist in wrestling for the United States Olympic squad. So, who wants to call him an "anchor baby" now?
A transgender women (and former special forces officer) is suing after the Library of Congress withdraw a job offer after finding out she was transitioning from man to woman. I was at the hearing on transgender discrimination where she testified, and she got screwed over badly.
A new museum exhibit helps illustrate how the concept of race has evolved in America over the years.
A former border patrol agent has plead guilty to violating the civil rights of several undocumented immigrants (specifically, pistol-whipping them).
A Yonkers cop has been indicted on civil rights charges stemming from an excessive force complaint.
The State (South Carolina's flagship paper): Outreach to minority contractors and subcontractors is not a technicality.
A majority of New Jersey voters now say they are in favor of same-sex marriages.
USA Today: racial diversity is leading to political diversity in our nation's board rooms.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Civil Rights Roundup: 08/20/08
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