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University of Oregon Law Professor Who Wore Blackface Issues Apology
A University of Oregon law professor who came under fire after reportedly wearing a blackface costume to an off-campus Halloween party issued an apology Friday. While the University of Oregon has declined to reveal the faculty member’s name, citing employee confidentiality, news and media organizations based in Oregon have identified her as Nancy Shurtz, a…
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University of Oregon Law Professor Wears Blackface Costume to Halloween Party
Updated Thursday, Nov. 4, 12:14 a.m. EDT: The professor in question has been identified by The Register-Guard as Nancy Shurtz. Earlier: An unnamed professor at the University of Oregon School of Law has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation after it was reported that the faculty member went to an off-campus Halloween party…
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#WalterScott: Michael Slager's Trial for Scott’s Murder Begins in Charleston, SC
The trial for a white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed black motorist began in a Charleston courtroom Thursday. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with the April 2015 murder of Walter Scott, 50. Slager shot Scott in the back five times as Scott ran from a traffic stop…
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#NoDAPL: Prayer Ceremony Met With Violent Law-Enforcement Response
Less than a week after militarized police raided a #NoDAPL resistance camp and arrested 141 water protectors, the Morton County, N.D., Sheriff’s Department and supporting law-enforcement agencies responded to protesters conducting a ceremony on a sacred site along Cantapeta Creek near Cannon Ball, N.D., on Wednesday morning. Independent news site Unicorn Riot reports that a…
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Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Speaks Out in Glamour Magazine
The woman who was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner has penned an essay for Glamour magazine detailing what her life has been like since the attack, trial, verdict and subsequent lenient sentencing of the former Stanford swimmer. “Emily Doe” was named a Woman of the Year by Glamour in its annual list honoring women the…
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#WalterScott: Jury for Killer Cop Has 11 Whites, 1 Black
The jury in the trial of the white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer accused of murdering a black unarmed motorist was seated in the case Wednesday, with 11 whites and 1 black serving. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with murder in the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott, 50, who was running from…
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Ala. Department of Corrections Inmate Kinetic Justice Is on Hunger Strike
Less than two months after becoming the public face of striking prisoners across the country, one Alabama inmate has launched a hunger strike. Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton told AL.com Thursday that Robert Earl Council, known in the prison movement as Kinetic Justice, is on a hunger strike. “Prison officials confirm the inmate has…
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Colin Kaepernick Creates 'Know Your Rights Camp' to Empower Youths
The San Francisco 49ers had a bye week this weekend, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick used his free time to host an event in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday for hundreds of black and Latino kids from California’s Bay Area titled, #KnowYourRightsOakland. According to its website, Know Your Rights Camp is “a free campaign for youth to raise…
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#NoDAPL: Supporters Show Solidarity in Various Actions Across the Country
Native American opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline have received a wave of support over the last few days. From Facebook check-ins to open protests to completely disrupting the New York City morning commute at Grand Central Station, people across the country are standing with Standing Rock. As previously reported on The Root, users…
