Government officials and influential private citizens took up the cause of Indian immigrants in Australia, which had a state-sanctioned discrimination policy.
Civil War eschews the typical trappings of a combat action movie by turning the lens not toward the soldiers but to the photographers capturing them. And while it excels in some aspects of its portrayal, it falters when it comes to the big stuff. [Read More]
Federal officials have leveled a discrimination lawsuit at the Sheetz convenience store chain, alleging that the company’s use of criminal background checks as a screening mechanism for employees falls afoul of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although Joe Biden’s Department of Justice says it does not believe the company intended to discriminate, the fact that minority applicants are more likely to have criminal records places Sheetz outside the law. This action may seem absurd,...
At what point will the liberal media call out Joe Biden for this sickness he has?
Financial literacy is the least expensive and most effective tool for community economic development in existence, writes John Hope Bryant, yet we don't use it.
The first day of the Birmingham Civil Rights Conference wrapped up Monday afternoon with the theme being the trauma of crime and hate.
Effa Manley, owner of the Newark Eagles, firmly believed her team’s success was tied to the ongoing struggle for justice in her community.
William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who worked with Malcom X and other prominent leaders in the 1960s, has died. He was 87. Strickland, whose death April 10 was confirmed by a relative, first became active in civil rights as a high schooler in Massachusetts. He later became inspired by the writings of Richard Wright and James Baldwin while an undergraduate at Harvard University, according to Peter Blackmer, a former student who is now an...
(The Center Square) – Illinois Senate Republicans are urging for a subject matter hearing on Illinois’ ambitious plan for higher education funding, a plan that was revealed in March. The complex formula is supposed to mirror the K-12 evidence-based funding that currently exists in Illinois. State Sen. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, said it’s not the same as K-12 and the formula actually punishes public universities for receiving endowments. "When you have university...
Leonardo Muylaert was just another mild-mannered professional on vacation with his girlfriend when the 36-year-old Brazilian went viral on social media thanks to an unexpected superpower that has changed his life: his uncanny resemblance to Superman.
After favorable reviews and a strong opening weekend at the box office, Alex Garland's provocative "Civil War" is already poised to become one of the most talked-about movies of the year. The filmmaker's graphic, often terrifying depiction of a war-torn America and a government in crisis has sparked plenty of debateamong audiences and critics. And while the story's "what-if" premise is pure fiction, "Civil War" is nonetheless flavored by a gritty realism central to its power. The principal focus...
McALLEN, TEXAS (ValleyCentral) — A former San Juan police sergeant who assaulted a suspect was placed on probation Friday. During a hearing on Friday morning, Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane placed former San Juan police Sgt. Juan Pablo “J.P.” Galindo on probation for a year. “I’d like to apologize for being in this situation,” []