We deeply morn the recent passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Her life and career were spent giving a voice to the voiceless and standing up for what is right, even when that was not the most popular choice at the time. She was a supporter of the arts and understood the importance …
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With the addition of new and developing allegations of sexual misconduct from Judge Kavanaugh’s past, it is unconscionable that hearings move forward without further investigation. We must believe his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and postpone the hearings or vote no. If Kavanaugh is confirmed, one-third of the men on the court will have been publicly …
Dan Connolly of the Memphis Commercial Appeal covered an FHA Event at which Areva Martin was a featured speaker discussing the Fair Housing Act passage 50 years ago and how similar issues still remain today. Read the full article here: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/07/17/how-passage-1968-housing-law-echoes-today/790505002/.
Anybody paying attention to the Trump White House’s relentless determination to roll back racial progress in America back to the 1950s, knew the administration was salivating to crush affirmative action, the policy that was designed to address historical wrongs against African Americans and other minority group by ensuring a smidgeon of diversity on college campuses …
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