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Search results for keyword: civil rights found in 47 News.

extremism-in-the-ranks
  • by david hall
Civil rights group says Chicago mayor, top cop should take tougher action against officers linked to extremist Oath Keepers

The Southern Poverty Law Center urged Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Supt. Larry Snelling to reconsider the decision not to take disciplinary action against eight officers connected to the Oath Keepers, six of whom admitted to joining the group.

brandonjohnson
  • by david hall
The ups and downs of Mayor Brandon Johnson's roller-coaster first year

From endorsing a new Bears stadium to revoking the subminimum wage, Johnson’s critics and allies examine where he and the city are going.

Politics
  • by david hall
“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias

The Education Department is probing claims that UMass Amherst discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

Politics
  • by david hall
“Crime Has Been a Euphemism for Race”: Alameda County’s Reform DA Rejects Recall Narrative

Bankrolled by real estate investors, a multimillion-dollar recall effort against Pamela Price launched just six months after she took office.