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Last month, I had the immense honour of representing the Welsh government in Birmingham, Alabama, as the community marked the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four girls and injured many more. The racist killing of Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Denise McNair shocked the […]
Douglass Mackey, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 7 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to interfere with potential voters’ right to vote in the 2016 election for the Office of the President of the United States. Douglass Mackey, also known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was previously […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The Supreme Court on Friday blocked in full a lower court ruling that would have curbed the Biden administration’s ability to communicate with social media companies about contentious content on such issues as Covid-19. The decision in a short unsigned order (PDF) puts on hold a […]
The Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana and a group of social media users had sued federal officials, accusing them of unlawfully helping suppress conservative-leaning speech on major social medial platforms, such as Meta’s (META.O) Facebook, Alphabet’s
In the comments on a recent TikTok post by RyanAir, an exuberant traveler posted about flying the airline for the first time. In the past, the typical corporate response to this might have been something like, “We’re glad to have you!” or “Thanks for joining us!” Ryan Air went with: “Do you want a medal?” […]
This year will mark the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document, the result of extensive negotiations between the countries that comprised the recently created United Nations, aimed to establish a series of basic agreements to guarantee freedom, equality and dignity for everyone. Indisputably, given the historical context […]
People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 22 (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito . . .
Five faculty research projects that identify and address issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States have received grants from the Lender Center for Social Justice. The grants are made possible by funding from MetLife Foundation. “We are very pleased to advance these efforts to more closely examine the […]
The Revolution Will Be Hilarious: Comedy for Social Change and Civic Power Caty Borum 280 pages, NYU Press, 2023 Buy the book » The participatory culture of the streaming, social-media age has changed nearly every norm of how effective human rights activism works. At the same time, the entertainment industry finds itself in the midst […]
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