Obama’s Time as State Senator Offers Clues on Feelings About Trayvon Martin Case
WASHINGTON — In 1999, a fresh-faced state senator on Chicago’s South Side heard constituents complain that police were free to pull over drivers because they were black. So Barack Obama proposed a bill...
View ArticleLocal Lawmakers Seek To End Legal Racial Profiling
LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — The death of Trayvon Martin is one reason behind renewed efforts by 17 U.S. Senators and 40 Representatives, including seven local lawmakers, to pass a bill that aims to end legal...
View ArticleReport Calls for Review of D.C. Tinted Window Law
WASHINGTON — A new report says District of Columbia police officers need better training on enforcing the law on tinted vehicle windows. The report from the Police Complaints Board also says the mayor...
View ArticleMacy’s to Pay $650,000 in Shopper-Profiling Probe
ALBANY, N.Y. — The retailer Macy’s has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle allegations of racial profiling at its flagship store in Manhattan’s Herald Square. Under the agreement signed Tuesday with New...
View ArticleHolder Announces Plan To Target Racial Profiling
ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he will soon unveil...
View ArticleObama Administration Releases New Racial Profiling Guidance To Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The Obama administration issued guidelines Monday that ban federal law enforcement from profiling on the basis of religion, national origin and other characteristics, protocols...
View ArticleU.S. Unveils Federal Law Enforcement Profiling Ban
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued guidelines Monday that ban federal law enforcement from profiling on the basis of religion, national origin and other characteristics, protocols the Justice...
View ArticleDriving While Black? App Developers Aim to Help
PORTLAND, Ore. — Though the developers of the soon-to-be released “Driving While Black” smartphone application want motorists to download their product, there is a time when they definitely don’t want...
View ArticleJudge Awards Court Fees in Racial Profiling Case
BALTIMORE — A Maryland judge has granted full court costs and attorney fees to plaintiffs in a case seeking records of racial profiling complaints against the Maryland State Police. The ruling Tuesday...
View ArticleFashion Chain Zara Accused Of Racially Profiling Customers
(CBS DC) – Fashion store chain Zara is making headlines again after a report released Monday suggested that it profiles black shoppers and treats employees of color unequally. On Populardemocracy.org...
View ArticleStores Using Shoplifting-Reporting App Accused Of Racial Profiling
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Some businesses in a trendy, upscale part of Washington, D.C., are being accused of racial profiling after statistics from a shoplifting-reporting app were revealed. Mobile app...
View ArticleMan Claims He Was Pulled Over, Profiled for Being White
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An Annapolis man is suing the city, accusing police officers of unlawfully stopping and searching his vehicle several times because he was a white man in a neighborhood with...
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