On August 1, 2020, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Equal Justice Society (collectively, “Plaintiffs’ co-counsel”) filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco, California, challenging the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury (collectively “Treasury”)’s decision to withhold CARES Act economic assistance payments from incarcerated people nationwide.
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This Week in White Supremacy #135: ‘Emmett Till was my George Floyd’ ~ Congressman John Lewis
John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation (The New York Times) Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent youContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy #135: ‘Emmett Till was my George Floyd’ ~ Congressman John Lewis”
This Week in White Supremacy #134: W. Kamau Bell – ‘What every American needs to know about White supremacy’
W. Kamau Bell / CNN – Below the surface of the water is where you find the bulk of White supremacy: The structures and systems that are in place to keep White Americans at the top and every other race and ethnicity below them to protect the status quo. This includes everyday stuff like policeContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy #134: W. Kamau Bell – ‘What every American needs to know about White supremacy’”