Women-of-Color-Led Running Group Profiled And Mistreated At Marathon By Race Organizers and City of Newton Just weeks before the 2025 Boston Marathon, TrailblazHers Run Co., and its founding members––Abeo Powers, Elizabeth Rock, and Frances Ramirez––have secured a...
Good news! A federal court in Texas just issued a preliminary injunction against the CTA (see article here). The injunction applies nationwide which means that MA small businesses who have not already filled out their BOI no longer need to meet the end of year deadline. This ruling is preliminary, which means it could change in the future or be...
Statement from Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, the Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, a legal organization in Boston providing free legal support to people of color, immigrants, and low-income people: At Lawyers for Civil Rights, our commitment to advancing civil rights remains unshaken. As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, our...
Statement on Enrique Delgado Garcia At Lawyers for Civil Rights, we are hearing alarming reports that Enrique Delgado Garcia may have been deliberately targeted due to his Latino identity, as one of the few people of color in the Massachusetts State Police Academy. Mr. Delgado Garcia may have been intentionally paired with a more experienced counterpart...
New Report Shows Dramatic Impact of 1970s-Era “Consent Decree” on Police Diversity in Massachusetts Long-Running Federal Court Oversight to End Soon, Raising Concerns About Backsliding A comprehensive new study released by The Brattle Group analyzes the dramatic impact that a 50-year-old federal court case has had on police diversity throughout...
“Black as fuck,” “ugly,” and “too dark”— Black Sisters Speak Out About Racial Bullying in Millbury Federal Intervention Needed to Address Pervasive Use of Racial Slurs and Unfair Discipline in Millbury Public Schools Following months of escalating racial bullying, threats of violence, and disproportionate surveillance and punishment targeting Black...
Harvard’s Black Student Enrollment Dips While Legacy Admissions Remain in Place As Harvard joins the ranks of elite colleges and universities reporting declining enrollment of Black students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s anti-affirmative action decision, a key question remains: Why does Harvard continue to cling to unfair donor and legacy...
Lawyers for Civil Rights has created a toolkit of resources to help families through the process of navigating and responding to racial bullying, including a self-advocacy guide for students, a roadmap for parents, and an email template for reporting. These tools and resources are available here: Click here for the fact-sheet. Click here for the roadmap....
