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Black homeowners in central Brooklyn are taking action against the city after losing their homes at an alarming rate as... View Article
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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
… ;t ready to put our African-American players on a pedestal and … , Gibson became only the second black American, after 1936 Olympic sprint champion … education. Her grandfather, the only African-American in his class, got a …
Black homeowners in Washington state brought attention to the outdated covenant clauses that bar Black people from certain communities unless they are servants.
Virginians waiting for the state-owned Robert E. Lee monument to come down will have to wait a while longer.
Thursday morning, a Richmond judge extended an injunction barring the state from removing the statue.
In recent weeks demonstrators in Richmond have pulled down three, much smaller, Confederate monuments.
It stands on Monument Avenue, alongside several other large Confederate monuments.
In a statement, the Monument Avenue Preservation Society writes \"for too long, we have overlooked the inherent racism of these monuments, and for too long we have allowed the grandeur of the architecture to blind us to the insult of glorifying men for their roles in fighting to perpetuate the inhumanity of slavery.\"
S.E. Williams | Executive Editor “Foreclosure prevention measures, data collection, and reporting must be prioritized to stave off preventable foreclosures.”-National Consumer Law Center Amid this raging coronavirus pandemic, Black Americans continue fighting for equity at every turn; chief among these battles is the quest for economic security. The foundation of such security for Blacks as […]
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During the pandemic, many Americans have relied on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help with testing, treatment and to cover expenses possibly related to COVID-19, a soon to be “pre-existing” condition. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Black Americans and many other people of color exceptionally hard in the United States. The Supreme Court is … Continued
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Comedian Kim Wayans revived one of her most beloved In Living Color characters for a new video to encourage the... View Article
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it brings to bear systemic racial inequity not only in health, but also in housing. The 2020 US Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey revealed significant disparities by race and ethnicity, with Black households significantly more likely to miss or defer mortgage payments and experience uncertainty about making their next month's […]
Team ROC filed court documents on behalf of Jay-Z and Yo Gotti highlighting the inhumane conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary's Parchman Farm.
Marc Short, Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, becoming the latest in a laundry list of people in or close to the […]
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A study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shows new evidence suggests that Black homeowners pay over $13,000 more in the lifetime for their homes compared to their white counterparts.
No. 93-1841.
Argued January 17, 1995
Decided June 12, 1995
Most federal agency contracts must contain a subcontractor compensation clause, which gives a prime contractor a financial incentive to hire subcontractors certified as small businesses controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and requires the contractor to presume that such individuals include minorities or any other individuals found to be disadvantaged by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The prime contractor under a federal highway construction contract containing such a clause awarded a subcontract to a company that was certified as a small disadvantaged business. The record does not reveal how the company obtained its certification, but it could have been by any one of three routes: under one of two SBA programs - known as the 8(a) and 8(d) programs - or by a state agency under relevant Department of Transportation regulations. Petitioner Adarand Constructors, Inc., which submitted the low bid on the subcontract but was not a certified business, filed suit against respondent federal officials, claiming that the race-based presumptions used in subcontractor compensation clauses violate the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendments Due Process Clause. The District Court granted respondents summary judgment. In affirming, the Court of Appeals assessed the constitutionality of the federal race-based action under a lenient standard, resembling intermediate scrutiny, which it determined was required by Fullilove v. Klutznick, 448 U.S. 448 , and Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC, 497 U.S. 547 .
Held:
The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded.
16 F.3d 1537, vacated and remanded.
JUSTICE OCONNOR delivered an opinion with respect to Parts I, Page II II, III-A, III-B, III-D, and IV, which was for the Court except insofar as it might be inconsistent with the views expressed in JUSTICE SCALIAS concurrence, concluding that:
1. Adarand has standing to seek forward-looking relief. It has met the
The High Court has ordered Senana Investments Limited and its proprietor, Ms Farida Nabirongo to pay more than Shs100 million to a property firm as damages for breach of contract.
\"This court has found that there is a binding contract between the plaintiff (GKO Medicines) and the first (Senana Investments Limited) and second (Ms Nabirongo) defendants,\" the judge said.
In April 2013, GKO Medicines Limited sued Senana Investments Limited and its proprietor Ms Nabirongo jointly with General Motors Limited for recovery of Shs100 million and general damages for breach of contract.
Court records show that while vacating the premises, GKO medicines Limited entered an oral contract with Senana Investments and Ms Nabirongo for purchase of the suit property being the new tenants but then refused to pay as agreed.
\"It is an established fact that Senana Investments and Ms Nabirongo did not pay the plaintiff (GKO Medicines Limited) for the said suit property as agreed and thus there was breach of contract,\" ruled Justice Alividza adding that when the accused parties took over the tenancy of the building, they took possession of the suit property.
NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker is being heavily praised for her professionalism after making her debut as moderator of a presidential debate, the final […]
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Among transgender-rights activists, there's a powerful mix of hope and fear heading toward the Nov. 3 election. They're yearning for President Donald Trump's defeat but dreading the possibility that his administration might win four more years and continue targeting them with hostile policies. 'The stakes are extremely high,' said Shannon Minter, a transgender attorney with the National Center for Lesbian Rights. 'It seems clear that President Trump intends to use the full power of the presidency and the executive branch to inflict maximum damage on the transgender community.' Among the administration's moves that have […]
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On 24 October, the United Nations will mark 75 years since its entry into the UN Charter, the founding document of the United Nations.
Two brothers, who own and operate McDonald’s restaurants in the Memphis area, are lead plaintiffs in a proposed class action lawsuit filed against McDonald’s by Black franchisees seeking to address systematic racism at the fast food giant. The brothers, James Byrd and Darrell Byrd, currently operate two restaurants each. Both men declined to comment on […]
An Illinois police officer has been fired for his role in a police shooting in the Chicago suburbs that left... View Article
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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development confirmed yet another delay in the handover of 108 housing units for the District Six claimants.
