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African American Heritage Week: Claudette Colvin
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The story of Rosa Parks' famous refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott, is widely known. However, lesser known is the story of Claudette Colvin, the first to stand up against bus segregation-- by sitting down. Colvin was born in 1939, but was raised by a great aunt and uncle in a poor district of Montgomery, Alabama. She attended Booker T. ... ...more
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Muted Gamer's Constitutional Violation Claims Struck Down
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Amro Elansari, plaintiff, has received a verdict on one of several lawsuits he has lodged in the last year, this one against Jagex. Elansari claims that the UK based company has deliberately violated his civil right to free speech when they muted his online account with one of their online games. Elansari hoped to be awarded "whatever the jury sees fit" in damages. As it turns out, what the ... ...more