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Media malpractice in Martin case
Once again, our country is being divided by a liberal press that is engaged in media malpractice. The death of unarmed 17-year old Trayvon Martin in Sanford , Florida was a tragedy. Questions need to ban answered about the conduct of neighborhood...
Tags: Police Arrests, Jesse Jackson, Trayvon Martin, Crime, Law and Justice, CNN (tv network)
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Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Sheriff Marlin Gusman
ABC26 NewsThe Southern Poverty Law Center filed a class action lawsuit against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman Monday morning. The group claims Gusman's indifference has created conditions at the jail where drugs and knives are the norm along with a poorly...Tags: Prisons, Trials, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Mental Health
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Are Curfews & Carding Adults Acts of Law or Racism!?
When I go to purchase a bottle of Jim Beam, the clerks behind the counter perform the most insulting, blatantly discriminatory thing ever: they ask for my ID to prove my age. Why, of all the nerve! Oh, and here’s another one: in Mandeville, at 1:45...Tags: Church and State Relations, Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism
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New Orleans Woman Trying To Open A Civil Rights Museum
WGNO NewsLeona Tate is one of three women who made history at the former McDonough 19 School on St. Claude Avenue in 1960. They were some of the first African American children to attend school after desegregation started in New Orleans. "That first day I can...Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Museums, Justice and Rights
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"Freedom Ride" Opera Commemorates Those Who Fought for Civil Rights
New Orleans - This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders March from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, and the event is being commemorated with a special performance.
The Longue Vue House and Gardens is hosting "Freedom Ride", an opera set...Tags: Washington, DC, Justice and Rights, Opera (genre)
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News with a View: Danziger Justice
The Danziger Bridge Trial is over. Five current or former NOPD officers were found guilty of violating the civil rights of everyday New Orleans citizens. Two of the victims were killed, four others were seriously injured, and another arrested after...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice and Rights, Justice System
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Black farmers get largest civil rights discrimination settlement
WGNO NewsThousands of black farmers from across the country could be eligible for a claim in a $1.2 billion civil rights discrimination settlement. A few of those farmers were in Kenner, Louisiana filing claims and to learn if they qualify to cash in on the...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Justice and Rights
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Video: Race: Are We So Different?
A new exhibit at the Old Mint in the French Quarter asks the question about race: Are we so different? Sandra Gonzalez reports.
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As you enter the exhibition "Race," you notice the giant image of a bus focused on a child. What is her ethnicity?...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Louisiana, Africa, African Americans, Skin
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Jury Selection Begins In Danziger Bridge Police Shootings Case
WGNO NewsNew Orleans braced to relive the dark side of Katrina on Wednesday, as jury selection began in federal court for the Danziger Bridge trial. Current and former New Orleans Police Department officers Kenneth Bowen, Robert Faulcon, Robert Gisevius,...Tags: Local Government, Crimes, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest
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Making Sure There Is No Racism At Essence Fest
WGNO NEWSResponding to years of complaints, the NAACP will be watching to make sure local hotels and restaurants do not shut their doors to Essence Fest guests. Members of the local chapter of the NAACP said, so far this year there have been no complaints. Fest-...Tags: NAACP, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, Social Issues, Justice and Rights
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ACLU Sues Tangipahoa Parish Over Treatment of Inmate
ABC26 NewsA homeless paranoid schizophrenic spent months in solitary confinement without psychiatric medicine or being treated for injuries inflicted by himself and other inmates, according to a lawsuit filed against Tangipahoa Parish. By the time Roger Mason, 52,...Tags: Fractured Rib, Prisons, Louisiana, Hospitals and Clinics, American Civil Liberties Union
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Another Katrina Related NOPD Police Probe
ABC26 NewsThe Justice Department has opened a new civil rights investigation into the alleged beating of two men by New Orleans Police in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Justice Department spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa on Friday told the Associated Press that...Tags: Journalism, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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