Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Criminal Justice and Racism links 092519



Fewer prisoners, lower crime

It’s been a long march for LGBTQ rights – straight pride boosters skip over that

Ph.D. Student From Malaysia Kills Herself After Months of Racist Bullying at Utah State University

Three schoolboys found suicidal man about to jump off bridge - they grabbed him and didn't let go
Devonte, 13, Sammy, 14, and Shawn, 12, are to be nationally recognised for their bravery and compassion

Hidden Room Of Thomas Jefferson’s Mansion Solves 200 Year Old Mystery

WILL DURST: Soft tissue racist

Gene Lyons: Let’s not inflame racial tensions. They’re incendiary enough

Misogyny and white supremacy: It's time to fight both sources of vicious violence.  Hatred of women and hatred of the racial "other" are often closely linked. To defeat one, we must defeat both

The 1619 Project

Too Often The First And Only: #MeToo Attorney Grace Speights, JD ’82, has spent years working for equality and inclusivity for others—and herself

Trump’s actions clearly racist, must be condemned

American Slavery in Historical Perspective

Judge picks wrong fight with DA over protest arrests

Felicity Huffman Faces Just Months In Prison While Black Mom Served 5 Years For Admissions Scandal: Tanya McDowell went to jail for five years for trying to get her son a better education.

Court rules VA must pay for veterans' emergency room care, a decision that may be worth billions: "All of this is unacceptable," said an appeals court in a decision that plaintiffs' attorneys say may yield up to $6.5 billion for veterans.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims recently ruled Wolfie v Wilkie that federal law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for veteran's emergency room expenses if they are not covered by private insurance.

Deep Dive: Warren, Sanders’ Justice Reform Plans

The Vast Conspiracy Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Death: No, Epstein was not killed by a cabal of powerful men who wanted to silence him. But his death was part of a larger plot: the US prison system.

It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act: When it comes to extending the statute of limitations for survivors of abuse, late is better than never.

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’: Residents of St. James are fighting new plastics plants—but some wonder if they should leave before it's too late.

On Trial in a Language You Don’t Speak: A shortage of court interpreters means vulnerable, non-English-speakers may not be getting adequate legal support

Virginia seminary sets aside $1.7 million to pay reparations to descendants of slaves

Why the man Trump once called ‘my African American’ is leaving the GOP

Vietnam vet found covered with ants in nursing home bed dies after being bitten more than 100 times

Joseph A. Heller, Jr. 1937 – 2019, Navy veteran, obituary

Ruby Bridges

Ku Klux Klan application found in US police officer's home

Study: Arizona ranks no. 5 for most LGBTQ attacks of any state

Frank E. Petersen, First Black General in Marines, Dies at 83

Trump in New Mexico: 'Who do you like more — the country or the Hispanics?'  The president made a rally pitch for Hispanic voters in a state he lost by 8 points in 2016: “Nobody loves the Hispanics more,” he said at a rally Monday night.

NJ COUNCILWOMAN SAYS 'JEW DOWN' NOT A HATEFUL TERM, BUT A VERB FOR NEGOTIATING

Resolute: The Battle Against Hate Demands Vigilance

The Intelligence Report is the nation's preeminent periodical monitoring the radical right in the U.S.

Hatewatch: Brave in the Dark

The Last Word: When Dollars Matter More Than Decency

Identity Unmasked: Meet the Proprietors of the Internet's Largest Neo-Confederate Propaganda Machine

A Momentous Arrival

An American Journey

A Mystery in Death Valley

Mary Sanchez: College Board tries to address inequality, and takes a beating

Bad News From Home: The White Knights Ride Again

Andrew Luck and the NFL's Looming Crisis of Race and Class

When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?  Another reader asks how to deal with her racist classmates in a largely white high school.

We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong: The Arnautoff murals in San Francisco have been denounced as demeaning and triggering, and defended as an exposé of America’s racist past. Both sides miss the point.

Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated: But the province’s parents and teachers aren’t waiting for politicians to desegregate education. They’re doing it themselves.

True Crime: Uncovering the mysteries of Lolita.

Donald Trump Is the Result of White Rage, Not Economic Anxiety

Trump's history of denigrating majority black countries hangs over his response to Bahamian refugees

Pentecostal Christians Are Burning Australia’s Sacred Aboriginal Objects

Report: Anti-Semitic Harassment at U.S. College Campuses Hits Historic Levels.  'Israel-related anti-Semitic harassment increased 70 percent'

Police: Drugs, guns seized in raids at 2 Jeannette homes

Our children are growing up in a renaissance of bigotry | Opinion

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