Today at 12:30 there will be a rally in Kogan Plaza for the deceased Sean Bell, who was killed on November 25, 2006, by several NYPD officers. Much has been made of the fact that around 50 shots were fired at Bell, who was shot in his car while attempting to use it as...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Civil Rights ’
Racial Unrest at GW
Felons Get Voting Rights in the Sunshine State
From the New York Times, Florida will be allowing ex-cons the right to vote. Florida has been turning them away from the polls since 1968. Combined with the fact that the majority of people denied voting rights under the previous statute were black, this date (which falls right in the middle of the Civil...
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