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1 day ago · The Ford Foundation. The Ford Foundation is an independent organization working to address inequality and build a future grounded in justice. For more than 85 years, it has supported visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.
1 day ago · v. t. e. The demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States encompass the gender, ethnicity, and religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 116 people who have been appointed and confirmed as justices to the Supreme Court. Some of these characteristics have been raised as an issue since the court was established in 1789.
3 days ago · — In March 2019, a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nadia Milleron, whose daughter, 24-year-old Samya Stumo, was one of the passengers who died, wants to use her grief to stop something like this from happening to other families.
1 day ago · On August 24, 2019, Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old African American man, encountered tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. The incident involved a confrontation with police officers that ultimately led to his untimely death. This event has since become a focal point in discussions surrounding police brutality, racial bias, and the quest for justice.
4 days ago · AUBURN, Wash. — The murder trial for Auburn Police Department officer Jeffrey Nelson begins with jury selection Monday, almost exactly five years after the death of 26-year-old Jesse Sarey.
1 day ago · Editor’s Note: Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is president at Union Theological Seminary, a globally recognized seminary and graduate school of theology where faith, spirituality and scholarship meet to reimagine the work of justice.
4 days ago · CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The United States Department of Justice says a 25-year-old man has been sentenced after he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. Da’Shawn Marquis Richards, of North Charleston, will spend a little more than three years in federal prison for having a firearm while being a felon, U.S. Attorney’s ...
