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U. S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
NAACP President/CEO Derrick Johnson
On Feb. 16, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson and the NAACP filed a lawsuit naming Trump and Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, alleging that they violated an 1871 law by conspiring to incite the violent Jan. 6 insurrection that resulted in the deaths of seven people. The purpose of the coup attempt was to thwart certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
“January 6th was one of the most shameful days in our country’s history, and it was instigated by the president himself. His gleeful support of violent White supremacists led to a breach of the Capitol that put my life, and that of my colleagues, in grave danger,” Thompson said in a statement. “It is by the slimmest of luck that the outcome was not deadlier. While the majority of Republicans in the Senate abdicated their responsibility to hold the President accountable, we must hold him accountable for the insurrection that he so blatan
State Representative Jose Batista (pictured) is one of the panelists for Thursday s forum. Photo: Reynaldo Almonte/Latino Public Radio
The Greater Providence Chapter of The Links, Incorporated (GPRI Links) is hosting a virtual community forum, Blue in Black and Brown Communities: Policing and People of Color, on Thursday, January 28 at 6 p.m.
The goals of the program are to explore the history and trends in policing communities of color and to identify strategies that can bridge the gap between police departments and communities of color in order to create the types of changes that lead to safer and thriving communities.
NEW YORK — President-elect Joe Biden s pick to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, has recalled her experience of racial bigotry as a four-year-old while she pledged her commitment to
President-elect Joe Biden is planning to name Indian American civil rights activist Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general, according to several media reports quoting unnamed sources close to him.
Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Jan. 6, AP reports.
Biden is also expected to announce other senior leaders of the department, including former homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general. He will also name an assistant attorney general for civil rights, Kristen Clarke, the president of Lawyersâ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, an advocacy group.