Body cam footage shows the deputy shooting the woman in her home. The Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a civil rights investigation into the July shooting of Sonya…
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FBI Returns Artwork Looted by Nazis to Jewish Inheritors
The artwork was on art market in 2017, buyers voluntarily surrendered it. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) returned eight works of art stolen by the Nazis in…
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Judge Rules Transportation Department’s Disadvantaged Policies Unconstitutional
He says the 1983 federal program violates equal protections. District Judge Greg Van Tatenhove ruled that the Transportation Department (DOT) program offering additional funding to businesses owned by…
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New Jersey Bank Agrees to Settlement with DOJ and HUD Over Redlining Allegations
The institution also agreed to five-year compliance training for the Fair Housing Act. New Jersey’s OceanFirst Bank filed a proposed settlement agreeing to pay $15.1 million to settle…
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HUD Settles Racial Discrimination Allegations with Harris County, Texas
The agreement requires the county to distribute a “Notice of Rights” to Hispanic neighborhoods. The Department of Housing and Urban Development entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with…
Read MorePresident to Designate National Monument in Springfield, IL
The designated area was the scene where the 1908 Springfield Race Riot began. President Joe Biden will designate a historic local jail building in Springfield, Illinois, as a…
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Interior Secretary Establishes Blackwell School as Newest National Park
The Interior secretary announces the designation to preserve a historic site of Mexican segregation. The Department of the Interior designated the Blackwell School as the newest National Historic…
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Departments of Justice and Labor Fine Federal Contractor for Discrimination
The civil penalty was levied over a “whites only” job posting. This week, the Departments of Justice and Labor fined a Virginia-based tech company that is a federal…
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USDA Holds Inaugural Equity Summit
The department looked at the final policy report from the USDA Equity Commission. The U.S. Department of Energy (USDA) held its inaugural National Equity Summit on Friday, where…
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Supreme Court Declines Admissions Diversity Case in Virginia
Lower court decision stands, allowing a high school to continue the practice. The Supreme Court refused to take up a case that would have restricted a Virginia high…
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