Redrawn Georgia Congressional And Legislative Districts By Federal Judge Will Favor GOP
A federal judge in #Georgia has approved new congressional and legislative voting districts that favor #Republicans and include...
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Jan 41 min read
KYRC Podcast Season 2 Episode 1: Critical Race Theory
In this episode of the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast, hosts Alysha P. and Aicha Sacko interview human rights lawyer and Project...
Jan 31 min read
Body Camera Footage Released Of Police Shooting Niani Finlayson Following Her Domestic Violence Call
The #LosAngeles County Sheriff's Department has released body camera footage of a deputy-involved shooting of a 27-year-old woman, Niani...
Jan 31 min read
Study Finds That Most High School Textbooks Leave Out U.S. Latino History
A recent report by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and UnidosUS highlights a significant gap in the coverage of U.S....
Dec 29, 20233 min read
KYRC 2023 Wrapped
Since Know Your Rights Camp launched, we have been committed to elevating the freedom and prosperity of Black and Brown communities. We...
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Officer Won't Be Charged For Shooting 11-Year-Old Aderrien Murry In The Chest
In #Mississippi, a grand jury concluded that Sgt. Greg Capers, an officer who shot 11-year-old Aderrien Murry, did not engage in criminal...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
More Than Half Of Black Conventional Mortgage Applicants Rejected By Nation's Largest Credit Union
A #CNN analysis revealed that Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest U.S. credit union, shows a significant racial disparity in mortgage...
Dec 21, 20232 min read
NY Police Department Who Drove SUVs Into Protesters Won't Be Disciplined
In late May 2020, during the #GeorgeFloyd protests, two #NYPD officers, Andrey Samusev and Daniel Alvarez, drove their SUVs into a crowd...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
KYRC Podcast Episode 7: Technology With The Hidden Genius Project
In this episode of the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast, hosts Mariela Regalado and Tat Wza discuss technology and its potential for social...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Police Lawyers In The Case Of Manuel Ellis Blame Drugs, Not Being Choked & Shocked
In the trial of three #Washington state #police officers charged in the 2020 death of #ManuelEllis, a Black man, defense attorneys argued...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Police Department Addresses Viral Video Of Student Resource Officer Slamming
A video circulating on social media depicts a #school resource officer (#SRO) in Garden City, #Kansas, slamming a student to the ground...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Two Police Officers Charged With Excessive Force In 2020 Protest Arrests Are Acquitted
Two #Indianapolis #police officers, Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker, were acquitted of charges related to the use of excessive...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
McFarland Police Department Sparks Outrage Over Baton Beating Caught On Video
The McFarland #Police Department is facing scrutiny after a video surfaced on social media, showing officers beating a man with a baton...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Inquiry Finds That Pharmacies Including CVS Health and Walmart Shared Medical Data To Police
In a recent congressional inquiry, major pharmacy chains, encompassing #CVS Health, #Kroger, and #RiteAid, disclosed the provision of...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Lawmakers Move Forward With Bill That'll Allow Jersey City Board To Issue Subpoenas In Police Abuse
#NewJersey state lawmakers moved forward on a criminal justice reform measure that aims to enhance accountability for #police officers....
Dec 15, 20232 min read
First Woman To Seek Court-Approved Abortion In 50 Years Denied By Texas Supreme Court
The #Texas Supreme Court issued a significant decision on Monday, ruling that Kate Cox, a Dallas-area mother with a fetus diagnosed with...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Prisoners Claim State Regularly Denied Incarcerated People Parole So They Can Be "Leased"
A group of current and former prisoners has filed a lawsuit against #Alabama, alleging that the state's prison labor system amounts to a...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
10-Year-Old Boy Who Was Detained For Urinating In Public Gets Three Months Probation & More
In August, a 10-year-old boy in Senatobia, #Mississippi, found himself in a legal predicament after being witnessed urinating in public...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
County Allowed To Use A Map Judges Deemed A Racial Gerrymander By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has allowed Galveston County in Texas to use a contentious electoral map in the upcoming election, criticized for...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Groundbreaking Sickle Cell Disease Cure Gets Approved By The Federal Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for two groundbreaking treatments for #sicklecell disease, affecting over...
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