California lawmakers and state agencies are intensifying efforts to combat the growing prevalence of hate crimes and bias incidents across the state. On June 25, a legislative hearing and two […]
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New effort to proclaim Dec.1 Rosa Parks Day
Lawmakers seek federal holiday Sixty-six years ago yesterday, Rosa Parks made history by refusing to relinquish her seat to a White man on a city bus. She was arrested and […]
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Muslim leaders condemn Republican inaction after Boebert’s Islamophobic remarks
Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) and Andre Carson (D-Ind.) came together to condemn Republican lawmakers’ inaction after Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) repeated Islamophobic remarks against Omar, reports Huffington […]