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A man who killed his wife and children during a psychotic break was sentenced to death by an all white jury, some of which are racially prejudiced. Of the jury, three expressed their opposition to interracial relationships. The murderer, Andre Thomas, was in an interracial… Read More »Racially prejudiced jurors sentenced man to death- Supreme Court will not challenge the sentence
Nury Martinez, L.A. City Council President, has resigned from her position after being heard making racist comments in a recording. Martinez, along with two other councilmembers, were heard on the leaked recording making racist comments. In her resignation, she asked for forgiveness from her colleagues… Read More »City Council President in L.A. resigns after being caught using racist language in leaked recording
Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker was accused of paying for a woman’s abortion back in 2009, despite being against abortion and wanting to ban them. The woman originally came forward anonymously, but has since revealed her identity. It turns out she already had one of… Read More »Herschel Walker is against abortion, but the woman who’s abortion he paid for has revealed her identity
Election day is approaching and this has women getting to the polls to protect their own reproductive rights as they remain under fire in the U.S. The West River Women’s Wave Rally and Period Project will be hosting an event this weekend between 12 p.m.… Read More »Reproductive rights rally in Rapid City: Women’s Wave and the Period Project this weekend
Herschel Walker was once a major football player and now is running for a Senate seat in Georgia. He also paid for his girlfriend’s abort despoite wanting an abortion ban in place. Walker, according to the Daily Beast, wants to entirely ban abortions in Georgia… Read More »Herschel Walker, former football star and current Senate candidate, paid for his girlfriend’s abortion
A new government is being led in Italy by Giorgia Meloni and the Brothers of Italy party now that general elections have commenced. But will everyone in Italy have basic human rights? Meloni’s campaign said it would “govern for everyone,” according to the Human Rights… Read More »What is happening with the Italian government and human rights?
Human rights activists are closely watching the owner of a gay bar in NYC after alleged sexual misconduct and discrimination took place. Owner, Michael J. Cohen, has been accused of unwanted sexual contact as well as discriminating in the bar according to NBC News. Despite… Read More »Human rights activists watching gay bar owner amid accusations of sexual misconduct
It’s no secret women have had it harder than men in the workplace, and a recent survey showed many women are open to leaving their current job. A survey recently taken showed that 54% of respondents were open to taking a new job somewhere else.… Read More »Women in the Workplace: Ways to make it so women want to work there
A recent study has shown that women now make up more than half of the college educated labor force in America. A study released by Pew Research has found that 50.7% of the people in the U.S. labor force with a college education are actually… Read More »Research shows women outnumber men with college educations in the working world
Iranian women are being killed after protesting the morality police’s murder of young women for not following the dress code. Many are taking their hijabs off, showing their hair in protest. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old young woman, was killed after morality police took her in… Read More »Iranian women join in protest by waving and burning hijabs as violence over women’s dress codes result in death