Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Criminal Justice and Racism links 120419



Kaepernick makes his presence — and his absence — known: "The NFL thinks more highly of a player who has been charged with domestic violence than of a player who kneels for equal justice under the law."

Dozens of California deputies lied about booking evidence they collected, 2nd audit shows

Let's talk about a Thanksgiving message from a Native leader....

Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist (Hardcover)

House approves bills to transfer federal lands to tribes in California

Fired Police Sergeant Held on $1M Bond Shot Medic in Back of Head, Indictment Says

Nearly 6 Years After Homeless Vet Was Decapitated by Driver, Police Make Arrest

Retired Colonel Guilty of Bribery in Fort Gordon Bid-Rigging Conspiracy

Army Translator Says He 'Lost Everything' After Being Scammed into Signing over His Home

Dr. Gladys West, The Black Woman Who Invented The GPS, Gets Honored By U.S. Air Force At The Pentagon

National Day of Mourning – November 28, 2019

Check out this map to see which Native people inhabit the land where your Thanksgiving meal will take place. »

Photo of 8-year-old Wichita boy helping classmate with autism goes viral

Louisiana Supreme Court: Priests Don’t Have To Report Child Abuse

Oklahoma Republican Is Cool With Stoning Gay People To Death

6 Things Every Non-Native Should Do On Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving history taught in classrooms is often whitewashed. We asked Indigenous people what everyone should know about the holiday -- and how non-natives can be better allies.

Here’s Why Neighborhoods With More People of Color Pay Higher Energy Bills: Federal government housing policies are a huge part of the reason.

Harriet Tubman: The Hero We Need by CAROLYN STEWART.  Forget the Hollywood treatment. Harriet Tubman’s real life was stranger than fiction—and shows how to reconcile seemingly contradictory visions of American history.

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

WHERE HARRIET TUBMAN'S STORY BEGINS: Take a powerful and inspiring journey to the places on Maryland’s Eastern Shore where Tubman lived, worked, worshiped, and led others out of slavery.

THE HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

He defended the Confederate flag and insulted immigrants — now he’s a judge

Here’s how a secret racist network has infiltrated the White House

Jewish Father Wants To Meet Muslim Woman Who Took On Anti-Semitic "Christian"

Leaked Emails Fuel Calls For Stephen Miller To Leave White House

Jefferson’s Doomed Educational Experiment: The University of Virginia was supposed to transform a slave-owning generation, but it failed.

How slavery warped Jefferson’s vision for the University of Virginia

‘Thomas Jefferson’s Education’ and ‘Educated in Tyranny’ Review: The Dream of a Better Society.  The university Thomas Jefferson established, like the country he helped found, was hobbled by the sin of slavery. He never lived up to his high ideals of equality, but they would be his true legacy.

Pedophile priests operated at a California school for decades

Man who faked cancer, military service, sentenced to state prison: ‘He’s lied too many times to get out of trouble’

After 36 Years In Prison For 'Georgetown Jacket' Murder, 3 Men Are Exonerated At Last

A 'Mole' Isn't Digging Mars: NASA Engineers Are Trying To Find Out Why

Black Mothers Get Less Treatment For Their Postpartum Depression

Rep. Duncan Hunter, Marine Vet, to Abandon 'Not Guilty' Plea in Campaign Finance Scandal

Georgia Jail Opens Unit Dedicated Only for Military Veterans

Changing culture is key to fixing prisons: Solitary confinement by any other name still violates the spirit of Massachusetts 2018 Criminal Justice Reform Act.

A Long-Awaited Reunion

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