Jackson water crisis: Mississippi accused of ‘intolerable’ racial discrimination

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State officials accused of violating civil rights, which resulted in ‘persistently unsafe and unreliable drinking water’ for residents The NAACP filed a federal complaint on Tuesday accusing Mississippi state officials of violating…

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U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Racial Harassment Investigation of Peoria Unified School District in Arizona

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced the resolution of a complaint of racial harassment filed against Peoria Unified School District in Arizona. OCR determined…

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Dr. Tasseli McKay discusses $7.16 trillion reparations proposal for Black communities affected by mass incarceration

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On Friday, Sept. 30, the UMass Amherst Department of Anthropology hosted social sciences and policy researcher Dr. Tasseli McKay in Goodell Hall, where she shared her findings on the effects…

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