Diversity Management, News and Updates
The Department of Transportation on Tuesday launched an official investigation on Alabama, where 34 DMVs announced they would either limit their services or close completely. This comes one year after Alabama chose to pass strict voter ID laws that require photo ID to register to vote, a law that has…
By Sheryl Estrada Julian Bond during the dedication the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Photo credit: Kadesh DuBose/KMBD Studios) The Southern Poverty Law Center said in a statement on Sunday morning its co-founder, civil rights activist Julian Bond,…
By Sheryl Estrada Dylann Roof. Photo from WABCvideo. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Wednesday in a press conference that Dylann Roof will face federal hate crime charges. These charges are in addition to state charges, including nine counts of murder and three attempted murders. “Racially motivated crimes such as…
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby encouraged black women attending the 2015 NAACP Annual Convention in Philadelphia to empower young people facing a world of negativity. “Ladies, we are the backbone of our families and our communities and when you look at the numbers, I recently came out of a…
UPDATE: On July 8th, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was fired by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake amid the continued violence and unrest in Baltimore. Police stations in Baltimore will now be open 24/7, according to the Baltimore Sun. The decision is said to be in response to an op-ed piece that appeared…
With unrest in Baltimore lingering weeks after the riots following Freddie Gray’s funeral, the relationship between the community and the police department remains strained. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has recently made headlines in an attempt to mend this relationship, and now it seems as if Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn…
Mistrust between communities and police officers has been all too common in many recent news headlines. The tragic murders of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice are only a few of the stories that understandably damaged this trust. And after Gray’s murder, more stories came out showing that Baltimore…
By Michael Nam After Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake requested that the Justice Department fully investigate the Baltimore Police Department, the Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that federal investigators are conducting a civil rights probe into the city’s police practices. The investigation is to run concurrently with criminal investigations at both the…
Loretta Lynch has been on the verge of making history as the first Black woman to hold the post of U.S. Attorney General – but her confirmation has been stalled by Senate Republicans for more than 160 days. President Clinton appointed Lynch, 55, as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District…
By Daryl Hannah President Barack Obama on Saturday officially nominated Loretta Lynch, a two-time United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to succeed outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder. A Greensboro, N.C., native and daughter of a fourth-generation North Carolina Baptist minister, Lynch graduated from Harvard College and…