civil rights
5.20.22
Almost 3,500 former convicts regain civil rights in Virginia
—Chloe Folmar // The Hill // 20 May 2022 // 5:41 PM ET
Almost 3,500 former convicts regain civil rights in Virginia
—Chloe Folmar // The Hill // 20 May 2022 // 5:41 PM ET
4.6.21
Hastings started his career as a civil rights attorney and was nominated by former President Carter in 1979 as a federal judge in Florida. Nearly a decade later, he was impeached... After earning his law degree from Florida A&M University in 1963, Hastings worked as a civil rights attorney. In that role, he fought against desegregation and poverty and for the “lost and the left out, especially Black people,” [Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)] said.
—Scott Wong, The Hill, "Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84," 6 Apr. 2021 {9:51 AM EDT}
Hastings started his career as a civil rights attorney and was nominated by former President Carter in 1979 as a federal judge in Florida. Nearly a decade later, he was impeached... After earning his law degree from Florida A&M University in 1963, Hastings worked as a civil rights attorney. In that role, he fought against desegregation and poverty and for the “lost and the left out, especially Black people,” [Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)] said.
—Scott Wong, The Hill, "Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84," 6 Apr. 2021 {9:51 AM EDT}
6.20.19
Booker was one of the first candidates to call for Biden to apologize for the comments. Biden then responded by saying Wednesday evening that Booker should apologize. “He knows better. There’s not a racist bone in my body. I’ve been involved in civil rights my whole career,” Biden said. That was followed by Booker's appearance on CNN.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "Biden called Booker to ease tensions after remarks about working with segregationists: report," 20 Jun. 2019 {5:56 PM EDT} *
Booker was one of the first candidates to call for Biden to apologize for the comments. Biden then responded by saying Wednesday evening that Booker should apologize. “He knows better. There’s not a racist bone in my body. I’ve been involved in civil rights my whole career,” Biden said. That was followed by Booker's appearance on CNN.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "Biden called Booker to ease tensions after remarks about working with segregationists: report," 20 Jun. 2019 {5:56 PM EDT} *
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