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ACLU files civil rights lawsuit against Ashland police over arrest of Oregon Shakespeare Festival actor Updated Apr 19, 2021; Posted Apr 19, 2021 Juan A. Sancho, 43, who goes by Tony, was arrested early on April 18, 2019, by Ashland police. Sancho, who has appeared on TV and on stage, had roles in the 2019 festival productions of “Mother Road” and “La Comedia of Errors” a bilingual adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.” Facebook Share The organization filed the lawsuit Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court on behalf of Juan A. Sancho, 44, alleging Ashland police violated Sancho’s civil rights by arresting him without probable cause. ....
Oklahoma’s Lady Tigers are taking the fight against racism to the court and their community
They aren’t pro athletes aglow on a field surrounded by cameras. They aren’t NCAA champions or national stars shipping off to an international tournament. They are just 14 high school women’s basketball players who took a knee during the national anthem. They are a model for the future of racial and social justice in sports. On March 11, Norman High School’s women’s basketball team, the defending state champions, were about to play against Midwest City in the quarterfinals of the Oklahoma state tournament. As the opening notes of the national anthem played over the speaker, the team began to kneel in unison, as they had all season. Later, players would tell local outlets the team decided together to follow Colin Kaepernick’s lead to bring a call for racial justice to athletics and spend the duration of the Star Spangled Banner with one knee on the flo ....
PHOTO: Denzil Maregele/Gallo Images, Beeld Former public protector Thuli Madonsela, University of South Africa law professor Barney Pityana and two writers have come out in support of Professor Adam Habib. They claim he is not racist after his use of the n-word landed him in hot water. They demanded his reinstatement to his position at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. Former public protector Thuli Madonsela, writers Palesa Morudu and Justice Malala, and University of South Africa law professor Barney Pityana have penned a letter to support Professor Adam Habib in his racism row. They say that Habib, director at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), is not racist. ....
THULI: ADAM HABIB IS NOT RACIST! 08 April 2021 Professor Adam Habib. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla. Former public protector Thuli Madonsela, writers Palesa Morudu and Justice Malala, and University of South Africa law professor Barney Pityana have penned a letter to support Professor Adam Habib in his racism row. They say that Habib, director at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), is not racist. Habib was widely criticised for his use of the n-word during a Zoom meeting with student leaders. He was asked to step aside while the university investigates the matter. SOAS students and academics have called for his sacking. ....
Based on the original video clip circulating on social media, these are the facts. During the meeting, a participant read a question from another student asking how the School of Oriental and African Studies could make statements about Black Lives Matter “while underfunding the Africa Department… and allowing lecturers to say the n-word in class”. Habib responded by verbalising the word, saying its use would be a disciplinary matter, and urging students to bring such incidents to his attention. Several students were visibly upset with Habib for uttering the word. One student, who is black, said that Habib is not allowed to use that word because he is not black, and had not “suffered 500 years of oppression that black bodies go through every day”. Habib became defensive, and even clumsy, saying that the n-word does get used “where I come from… in context”. He also apologised for uttering the word. ....