Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate Mississippi’s prison system for possible civil rights violations, saying the violence of recent days highlights deliberate violations of inmates’ constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. A ...
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The NAACP’s national president chastised women who recently went public with a sexual harassment claim and he was reluctant to swiftly deal with the accusations against a former North Carolina officer, according to emails and recordings obtained by The Associated ...
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The NAACP’s national president chastised women who recently went public with a sexual harassment claim and he was reluctant to swiftly deal with the accusations against a former North Carolina officer, according to emails and recordings obtained by The Associated ...
Tagged with: #metoo NAACP NAACP President Derrick Johnson National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sexual harassment claims
Read More »The NAACP said it’s concerned after a passenger in a fleeing vehicle claimed she had to walk to get help when law enforcement didn’t respond to a deadly crash. St. Louis NAACP officials and other prominent activists expressed their concerns ...
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Read More »The NAACP said it’s concerned after a passenger in a fleeing vehicle claimed she had to walk to get help when law enforcement didn’t respond to a deadly crash. St. Louis NAACP officials and other prominent activists expressed their concerns ...
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Read More »Critics of Missouri’s new voter identification law argued in court this week election officials hadn’t done enough to help residents navigate the changes, countering the secretary of state’s position that his 18-month informational campaign “far exceeded” the legal requirements. Groups ...
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Read More »Critics of Missouri’s new voter identification law argued in court this week election officials hadn’t done enough to help residents navigate the changes, countering the secretary of state’s position that his 18-month informational campaign “far exceeded” the legal requirements. Groups ...
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Read More »The Missouri chapter of the NAACP is vowing to mount its "largest-ever effort" to abolish the death penalty in the state.
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Armstrong Teasdale partner Steven N. Cousins will be recognized as an Inspiring St. Louisan by the St. Louis County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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Read More »■ Prosecutor barred from cases after Koster’s complaint JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Montgomery County Prosecutor Lee Elliott has been temporarily barred from handling cases following allegations that he acted as a defense attorney for a man accused of speeding. Attorney General ...
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Read More »The NAACP and several St. Louis area charities stand to benefit from a nearly five-year-old class action settlement in St. Louis County.
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