| |

Activists Upset Over Session’s Pause On Police Reform

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Activists and civil rights groups criticized the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) pause on police reform, calling the move “alarming” Tuesday. Many of the groups claimed the pause could potentially violate civil rights and harm the public, reports NBC New York. “Consent decrees are the means by which you…

| |

NAACP President Arrested For Second Time For Protesting Sessions

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall The NAACP president and other activists were arrested Monday afternoon for hosting a sit-in outside Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Alabama office. Cornell Brooks, NAACP president, and ten protesters spent three hours in jail after being charged with criminal trespass, reports USA Today. “I think it’s clear that this…

| |

Watch Graham Grill NAACP Prez: ‘I Hope That Doesn’t Make Us All Racist’

By Kevin Daley Sen. Lindsey Graham accused NAACP President Cornell Brooks of playing politics with the NAACP’s lawmakers scorecard, which evaluates the strength of members of Congress on civil rights issues. Brooks was giving testimony in connection with the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s consideration of Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination to serve as attorney general. The…