Recently U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-12th District) reintroduced the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights, in partnership with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United. Through a comprehensive framework, the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights addresses the challenges that restaurant workers face every day the majority of whom are women, people of color, and immigrants. The Restaurant […]
Portland has nixed plans to bring gunshot detection technology to the city. The technology - designed by a company formerly known as ShotSpotter, and now called SoundThinking - raised concerns among some Portlanders that it might be used to more heavily police low income communities and communities of color. In his announcement, Mayor Ted Wheeler said the city would not move forward with the project because of resource constraints. .
Hoosiers could play a pivotal role in pushing back against a surge of hate and violence against Jews in America. Nearly two-thirds of all religiously motivated hate crimes in the U.S. last year were against Jews. .
A Muslim rights group is taking the Kent County Sheriff s Office to court for forcing a Michigan woman to remove her hijab for a booking photo. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a claim this week alleging the sheriff s office violated the religious rights of Jannah Hague, 21, of Grand Rapids. Amy Doukoure, staff attorney for the council, said the sheriff s office insisted on taking one of her two booking photos without her hijab, and posting it on a public website. .