Racial discrimination
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Former PIX11 News anchor Ojinika Obiekwe has filed a racial and gender discrimination lawsuit against the station. She alleging in the lawsuit that she was underpaid, overworked, and wrongfully terminated in retaliation for raising concerns about workplace inequality. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims that…
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Elaine McAlister, a 31-year-old Black nurse and mother, is suing Kansas City Airport police after she was wrongfully arrested and jailed for four days in a case of mistaken identity. The lawsuit, filed on January 31 in Platte County, Missouri, accuses officers Kyle Greenwalt and Matthew Zils of false arrest, racial discrimination, and harassment. The…
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Todd Mastry, the former executive director of the Landers Center, has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after refusing demands to stop booking Black artists at the venue. The lawsuit, filed on January 31, 2025, accuses certain members of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors and the DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) of…
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A Black Trump supporter, Carl Baxter, has filed a lawsuit against the conservative organization Americans for Prosperity (AFP) for alleged racial discrimination, including being called an enslaved person, and for withholding wages during his brief employment. Baxter claims that AFP, a right-wing group founded by conservative businessmen Charles and David Koch, subjected him to discriminatory…
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On Wednesday, Puerto Rico’s governor signed a landmark law prohibiting discrimination against individuals wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids, and other natural hairstyles. This legislation, celebrated across the racially diverse U.S. territory, provides explicit protections in employment, housing, education, and public services. “This is a victory for generations to come,” said Welmo Romero Joseph, a…
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The US Navy has formally exonerated 256 Black sailors who were convicted of mutiny and disobeying orders following the catastrophic explosion at Port Chicago, California, nearly 80 years ago. The explosion, which occurred during World War II, claimed 320 lives, injured 390 others, and caused extensive damage across the San Francisco Bay Area. The exoneration…
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A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit alleging constitutional violations against a Minneapolis SWAT officer and the city can proceed following the killing of Amir Locke during a no-knock warrant search in February 2022. In a motion last fall, attorneys representing the city and Officer Mark Hanneman had sought to dismiss the civil suit,…
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Alexander Morris, lead singer of the legendary Motown group The Four Tops, has filed a lawsuit against Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital in Warren, Michigan, alleging racial discrimination and wrongful treatment. Though not an original member, Morris has been a key figure in The Four Tops since joining as their lead singer in 2019. In April…
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has signed two significant executive orders: one recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday and another prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles, including braids, locs, and twists. These actions position Kentucky among at least 28 states and Washington, D.C., that have formally recognized Juneteenth as a public holiday, as reported by…
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Amara Harris, a young Black woman from suburban Chicago, is taking legal action against Naperville, Illinois, alleging civil rights violations following a contentious high school ticketing incident. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, accuses the city, along with former school-based police officer Juan Leon and his supervisor Jonathan…
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