News From A Colorful Perspective
On July 4, a group of officers from the Tempe Police Department claimed they were asked to leave a local Starbucks following a customer complaint regarding their presence. The Tempe Officers Association tweeted about the incident, and it went viral sparking the hashtag #dumpStarbucks. Don't appreciate @Starbucks asking our #Tempe…
Federal prosecutors say that Nogales, Ariz., Border Patrol Agent Matthew Bowen not only used his government vehicle as a weapon against a migrant but he also repeatedly degraded migrants in text messages to colleagues calling them “subhuman” and talking of “frying” Guatemalans with his Taser. Documents, filed in US District…
The Mesa Police Department in Arizona has a serious violence issue, as affirmed by two newly released body cam videos. Jose Luis Conde, 23, was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over in January. Conde reportedly has a history of drug and firearm charges. Knowing Conde’s history, officers…
David Stringer, a Republican lawmaker in Arizona running for re-election, made racist comments about immigration, warning his Republican constituents that children of color will overtake schools, and the country, leaving little room for white children. During a talk at the Yavapai County Republican Men’s Forum on Monday, Stringer told the…
Justice groups on Monday filed court briefs urging a judge to reject President Trump’s pardon of the racist ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio. The same day, prosecutors for the Department of Justice agreed with Trump’s decision — and Arpaio’s lawyers — and stated that Arpaio’s guilty verdict should be vacated. “A pardon…
UPDATED: AUG. 25, 2017 / 8:40 p.m. President Donald Trump on Friday night followed through on his suggestion earlier this week to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who last month was found guilty of criminal contempt after violating a court order that instructed him to stop racially profiling Latino…
An Arizona mayor made headlines for his outburst over receiving a bilingual U.S.-Mexico Border Mayors Association meeting invitation, saying he refuses an invitation “in Spanish/Mexican.” Mayor Ken Taylor of Huachuca City, Arizona, used divisive rhetoric strikingly similar to the derogatory tone that has fueled Trump’s campaign since day one. “I…
Hundreds of Latinos who were racially profiled and detained illegally in Arizona may soon be compensated for every minute they spent in custody. The federal judge overseeing the racial profiling case against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday said victims could receive up to $1,500 in restitution for the…
The Arizona sheriff notorious for his disdain of immigrants was found in contempt by a federal court on Friday for repeatedly violating court orders to stop racially profiling Latinos. A hero to the anti-immigration movement, six-term Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, together with three deputies, were found in civil contempt…
Changes to the Voting Rights Act in 2013 are now showing their effects and having a significant impact in disenfranchising minorities from this year’s election process. The presidential primary in Arizona last week where minority voters were required to wait as long as five hours to cast their votes brought…
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