South Carolina judge upholds activist’s 4-year prison term

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...

Vermont Brook’s Offensive Name Is Changed After Months of Discussion

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...

Locals advance new name for North Dakota community with Native slur in name

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...

Alabama Sen. Tuberville equates descendants of enslaved people to criminals

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,...

WA Supreme Court overturns Black man’s rape conviction over bias in jury selection

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...