Louisiana official sued for denying interracial marriage
— AP reports:
— “A mixed-race Louisiana couple on Tuesday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a justice of the peace who refused to perform their marriage ceremony because they were of different races.”
— “Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay claim Keith Bardwell violated their civil rights when his office refused to perform the ceremony because they were of different races. The suit seeks financial penalties because of mental anguish and emotional distress.”
Category: Racial Supremacism
reports and articles on white and racial supremacism
Philadelphia: Bristol candidate involved in racial incident
Philadelphia: Bristol candidate involved in racial incident
— Philadelphia Inquirer reports: “Last month, David Marucci was convicted of disorderly conduct, accused of cursing and using racial slurs over the prospect of African Americans buying the house next door to his. Next month, Marucci stands a good chance of being elected to the Bristol Borough Council as a Democrat.”
Boston: Swastika Burned Into Golf Course with Hate Message
Arizona: Phoenix Police Won’t Label Murder a Hate Crime but Suggest There Were Racial Overtones
Louisiana: Lecompte man convicted of federal hate crime
SPLC: “A Peek Behind the Curtain: Views of a Racist Filmmaker”
SPLC: “A Peek Behind the Curtain: Views of a Racist Filmmaker”
— SPLC: “white supremacists are enamored of first-time filmmaker Craig Bodeker’s A Conversation about Race”
UK: BNP to forced to scrap ‘whites only’ membership rules to avoid expensive court battles
Louisiana: Interracial Couple Refused Marriage License in Louisiana
Washington State: Tacoma woman finds racist graffiti at work, on car door
Washington State: Tacoma woman finds racist graffiti at work, on car door
— King 5 News reports: “After finding a swastika and the letters “KKK” carved into the side of her car door, Katrina Johnson had enough, and called police.”
— “The Tacoma African-American woman said she has found the same racist messages around her cubicle at work.”
New York: Ithaca Schools Win Appeal on Racial Harassment Case
New York: Ithaca Schools Win Appeal on Racial Harassment Case
WBNG reports:
— “The New York Human Rights Division ordered the district to pay $400-thousand in damages to Amelia Kearney and her daughter, Epiphany.”
— “The Kearney’s claim the district did nothing to stop white boys from taunting Epiphany with racial slurs and KKK signs.”
— “A State Supreme Court judge dismissed the case, saying the Human Rights Division had no jurisdiction.”
— “The judge cited a recent ruling that schools are not education corporations or associations.”
— “So, they are outside of the authority of the Human Rights Division to hear complaints.”