The Community Language Resource Group held a language justice celebration Sunday at Rotary Park to discuss various issues involving language barriers. According to the group, more than 25 languages ...
Earlier this year, over 40 civic groups advocated for the passing of California Assembly Bill 844, which would require California’s Secretary of State’s Office and county officials to identify ...
Johanna Nichols, a linguist at the University of California, Berkeley, has used her pioneering work in the field of language history to learn more about language development in North America. She has ...
During the first week of early voting in North Carolina, civil rights organizations operating voter intimidation hotlines in the state received over a dozen alarming calls from voters and residents ...
The groups hope a ballot question will appear in the 2023 statewide election. Abortion rights supporters in Ohio took the first step Tuesday in potentially getting the issue on the ballot in November ...
In 1989, Michigan University became the first institution of higher learning to pass legislation prohibiting offensive language. The policing of language aims to influence the way a person speaks, ...
When people are framed as something less than fully human, public empathy and willingness to protect their rights shrink accordingly.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Civil rights groups across Ohio are decrying the state elections chief's proposed ballot language for a fall redistricting amendment as it goes up for a vote Friday, saying it ...
KSHB 41 reporter Charlie Keegan covers politics on both sides of the state line. If you have a story idea to share, you can send Charlie an email at charlie.keegan@kshb.com. Groups want election ...
WASHINGTON – Three big disability rights groups in Georgia, along with other groups, filed a “preliminary injunction” today. A “preliminary injunction” or “PI” asks the court to make a ruling even ...