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Hamden veteran appears in federal court for lawsuit that alleges racial discrimination in VA benefits
A Hamden veteran who is suing the government for damages was in federal court Thursday in Bridgeport.
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Hamden veteran appears in federal court for lawsuit that alleges racial discrimination in VA benefits
A Hamden veteran who is suing the government for damages was in federal court Thursday in Bridgeport. Conley Monk Jr. filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs last November on behalf of himself and on behalf of his deceased father, over racial disparities in benefits programs that his legal team says caused emotional distress. Thursday’s hearing before...
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Family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas officials
The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.
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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, was initially suspended the same week Texas outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles.