by Press | Mar 22, 2020 | Press Releases
(Chicago, IL) – “It is with deep sadness that the Emmett Till Family and The Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation announce the sudden passing of Executive Director, Mrs. Airickca Gordon Taylor. Airickca, 50, cousin to Emmett Louis Till, has been a...
by Press | Dec 9, 2019 | Press Releases
In May 2017, 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III was murdered in an alleged hate crime at a bus stop outside of the University of Maryland’s campus by an individual with ties to an extremist group, Alt-Reich. The defendant’s evidence of racial animus will be a critical...
by Press | Nov 12, 2019 | Press Releases
Today the Federal Bureau of Investigation released data on hate crimes reported in 2018 through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Behind 2017, 2018 showed the second highest rate of reported hate crimes in the past decade, and one of the most violent years on...
by Press | Nov 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s, wrote a letter to the CEO of Facebook, Inc. Mark Zuckerberg, condemning the social media platform for failing to protect the civil...
by Press | Nov 4, 2019 | Newsclips
A Connecticut police officer has retired after a civil rights organization raised concerns about his membership in a far-right group known for engaging in violent clashes at political rallies, a town official said Friday.
