by New Coalition | Oct 20, 2022 | Key issues
A pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison over comments she made to police during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020 will not receive a lesser sentence, a judge in South Carolina has ruled. A jury this spring found Brittany Martin, 34, of...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
The name of a small waterway in southeastern Vermont has been changed after a state committee determined the previous name was a relic of history that needed to be thrown out to ensure a welcoming atmosphere to everyone. The Vermont Board of Libraries, which is in...
by New Coalition | Oct 11, 2022 | Key issues
Local officials have advanced a replacement name for a community in western North Dakota that contains a Native slur amid a federal effort to rid the term from maps. The McKenzie County Board of Commissioners last Wednesday supported the name “Homesteaders...
by New Coalition | Oct 10, 2022 | Key issues
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., compared descendants of enslaved people to criminals on Saturday at a rally for former President Donald Trump, drawing intense backlash for promoting a racist narrative. In front of an overwhelmingly white crowd in Minden, Nevada,...
by New Coalition | Oct 10, 2022 | Key issues
The Washington Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the rape conviction of a Black man in King County, finding the trial judge improperly turned aside objections from the man’s lawyer, who claimed prosecutors may have dismissed two prospective jurors of color due...