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Michael Santiago/ Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated July 24, 2023

Democratic leaders are rejecting the idea that measures to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion at workplaces constitute unlawful discrimination.

Thirteen Republican attorneys general previously warned that corporations could face severe legal penalties for discriminating against different groups, even for legitimate reasons, according to Politico. 

They specifically criticized quotas, citing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, which struck down affirmative action in college

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated July 24, 2023

Democratic leaders are rejecting the idea that measures to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion at workplaces constitute unlawful discrimination.

Thirteen Republican attorneys general previously warned that corporations could face severe legal penalties for discriminating against different groups, even for legitimate reasons, according to Politico. 

They specifically criticized quotas, citing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, which struck down affirmative action in college admissions, to support their claims.

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Photo Michael Malcolm By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated July 24, 2023

When Patrick Braxton was elected mayor of Newbern, Alabama in 2020, he became the first Black mayor of the town since it was founded 165 years ago. But, he says white town officials have been keeping him from taking office, according to CBS News.

In a federal civil rights lawsuit, Patrick Braxton is accusing town officials of

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After a brief investigation, police in Columbia, Tennessee, have made two arrests after Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers were recently discovered outside of three Black churches in Columbia, Tennessee,according to WKRN-TV News.

38-year-old Daniel Walls and a 17-year- white male were taken into custody and charged with Civil Rights intimidation, according to The Columbia Police Department. Investigators are now trying to determine if these two people acted alone or if there was additional involvement

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated July 21, 2023

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados— Every Friday night in Barbados, hundreds of locals and visitors descend on the quaint fishing village of Oistins for the famous Oistins Fish Fry. It’s where you can take your pick from dozens of stalls serving up delectable seafood like flying fish and lobster, ribs, chicken, and some signature sides like macaroni pie and rice and peas. 

Beyond the food, the drinks

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated July 15, 2023

On Friday, a self-described “idiot” who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 and stole a wallet and a framed photo of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis was sentenced to more than four years in prison.

According to NBC News, Chicago-based father-of-two Kevin Lyons was previously found guilty of felony counts of “entering and remaining in a restricted building, unruly and disruptive behavior in a

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Twitter.com By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated July 12, 2023

Family members of Rosa Parks are calling out embattled New York Republican Congressman George Santos, who tried to liken himself to the late civil rights pioneer and her legacy. 

During President Biden’s State of the Union Address earlier this year, Santos claimed that Senator Mitt Romney told him to sit toward the back. This occurred “after he’d been exposed as having told

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated July 12, 2023

A retired Memphis police officer and military veteran who spoke out against the police officers suspected of killing Tyre Nichols has been found dead. According to local news reports, Mark LeSure, a former sergeant with the homicide squad of the Memphis Police Department (MPD), was found unconscious outside of his Memphis home on Sunday.

“He was in the driveway when we got here lying