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The Gay-Straight Alliance
The lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has come to be identified with 鈥渜ueer鈥� people and with the HIV-affected. Thus the lengthened initialism, LGBTQH. Then there is the LGBTA, where 鈥淎鈥� stands for allies:...
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Hempstead Pays $545k to Settle ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Case
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of 福利姬., announces that a settlement has been reached between the parties May 16, 2012 (New York-NY) - Assistant Chief Willie R. Dixon says that he is pleased that he...
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Federal Judge Grants Class Action Status for NYPD Stop and Frisk...
A federal judge on Wednesday granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department鈥檚 stop-and-frisk tactics, saying she was disturbed by the city鈥檚 鈥渄eeply troubling apathy towards New Yorkers鈥� most fundamental...
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Of the 120 or so undercover officers in the Organized Crime Control Bureau, which runs most of the department鈥檚 undercover operations, there is widespread dissatisfaction among the ranks, according to interviews with nearly a dozen current or...
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Three Black Detectives Accuse Unit of Treating Blacks Like ‘Animals’
Top supervisors of an elite NYPD anti-gun unit allegedly handled white suspects with kid gloves while treating blacks like 鈥渁nimals鈥� deserving of a bullet to the head.The explosive charges appear in sworn depositions from three members of the...
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NYC Parks Employee Arrested for ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Incident
The NYPD arrested New York City Parks Department employee Fariz Ahmemulic, 28, yesterday afternoon in connection with the December 20, 2011 'Hangman's Noose' incident.Mr. Ahmemulic is being charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime. He is...
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