Category: In the News

Driving while Black in Buffalo? You’re over 3x more likely to get stopped by police compared to a white person

This article was originally published in WBFO. Read it here. Buffalo is a city designed for driving, which means that many people make their way around by car. But some people can move around more freely than others….

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‘Broken system’: Call center backlogs impede Missouri families seeking food assistance

This article was originally published in The Missouri Independent. Read it here. Over a year after a lawsuit alleged the state’s ‘dysfunctional’ SNAP call center violates federal law, low-income Missourians still face automatic disconnections and wait times of…

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Waiting for SNAP benefits? Here are some resources that can help

This article was originally published in 11Alive. Read it here. ATLANTA — As families struggle to get answers about when SNAP delays in Georgia will improve, there’s a need for resources as they try to make ends meet….

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The Editorial Board: Should the feds investigate Buffalo Police Department? It’s a fair request

This article was originally published in Buffalo News. Read it here. In retrospect, the request for a federal investigation of the Buffalo Police Department seems inevitable. We don’t know that such an examination – if it occurs –…

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Local advocates call for DOJ to investigate dropped police shooting cases

This article was originally published in KGOU. Read it here. In 2020, seven police officers in Oklahoma County were involved in the deaths of three individuals – 49-year-old Christopher Poor, 15-year-old Stavian Rodriguez, and 60-year-old Bennie Edwards. Former…

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Home Health Aides Sue State Labor Department Over Dropped Wage Theft Investigation

Attorneys for underpaid caretakers argue that New York abandoned its legal obligation to workers by closing cases. This article was originally published in The City. Read it here. A group of New York City home health aides is…

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Will Harvard’s legacy admissions soon be a thing of the past?

“There is no reason why an applicant should be able to trade on their own last name as opposed to their personal achievement,” said Michael Kippins, litigation fellow with the Lawyers for Civil Rights. This article was originally…

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