Posts Tagged ‘Free Speech’
Boston mayor to alt-right group’s plans to rally: We don’t ‘want you here’
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was blunt and succinct during a press conference on Monday addressing an alt-right group’s plans for a free speech rally in his city. “Boston does not want you here,” Mayor Walsh said, speaking to those who were working to plan and organize the rally on August 19. “We’re going to do everything we can to…
Read MoreBig Boi, Killer Mike and T.I. submit legal brief to Supreme Court in free speech case
Three top names in the world of rap music have taken a stand on an upcoming US Supreme Court case over the first amendment right of free speech. The artists have made contributions in a legal brief in defense of a high school student who was disciplined by his school district for posting a rap video…
Read MoreWhy are Black women getting arrested for social media rants?
There seems to be s serious battle brewing over the right of free speech in Georgia. So far, two Black women have been arrested in the metro Atlanta area in separate instances because of their social media posts. Ebony Monique Dickens The first arrest occurred in April 2015 in the city of East Point involving…
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