February 17, 2021 at 2:32 PM
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Image via YouTube/ Christian Cooper
Oh joy, Amy Cooper isn’t going to jail. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s office yes, the same DA who has a reputation for selective law enforcement (hint: poor people of color don’t fare so well) dropped the charges against Cooper. Cooper vaulted to infamy last spring when a video of her threatening to call the cops on a Central Park bird watcher, Christian Cooper no relation went viral. Vance announced in October that charges were being filed against Amy Cooper for filing a false police report, though Christian Cooper said at the time he wouldn’t cooperate with the prosecution, saying the public humiliation and losing her job as part of the hubbub was punishment enough.
January 30, 2021 at 3:04 PM
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Ruby Williams on the first day she was sent home because of her hair. (image via Kate Williams)
It all started out well enough. The Equality and Human Rights Commission, a U.K. government office charged with the promotion and enforcement of equality and non-discrimination laws, sent out a tweet about a student, Ruby Williams, who was told her natural hair worn in an afro style violated the school’s uniform policy. The EHRC got involved in the matter and the school did away with its policy. The tweet contained the message, “The Equality Act 2010 is clear; no one should face discrimination because of their race,” and contained a short video about the case.