Curbed LA: Civil rights complaint alleges LA Metro police target black riders Black riders are disproportionately cited for fare evasions, complaint says

BY JENNA CHANDLER  JAN 18, 2017, 6:12PM PST The U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating a civil rights complaint alleging Los Angeles Metro and the [...]

  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles police officers will patrol buses and trains in the city as part of a new multi-agency approach to security approved Thursday by the Metro Board of [...]

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and University - West Coast Premiere Dir: Stanley Nelson A vibrant mosaic of events, stories and characters traces the essential role the [...]

January 12, 2017 Mr. Philip A. Washington Chief Executive Officer Los Angeles County MT A One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012 Subject: Acceptance of Title VI Complaint Dear Mr. Washington: [...]

Labor Community Strategy Center, Fight for the Soul of the Cities & Pan African Film Festival Presents: SELMA - Produced by Ava DuVernay. Martin Luther King Jr. And The Black Revolutionary [...]

By Joe Linton In November of 2016, the Labor/Community Strategy Center (LCSC) filed a civil rights complaint against Metro with the federal departments of Transportation and Justice. LCSC is the [...]

The Strategy Center Submits DOJ & DOT Civil Rights Complaint Against the LACMTA November 14, 2016 United State Department of Transportation (DOT) Attn: Yvette Rivera, Associate Director [...]

For LA Metro Black Lives, Don’t Matter. LA Metro criminalizes black riders who are only 19% of riders, but make up over 50% of all LA Metro fare citations, fines and arrest are Black riders on [...]

Thanks Jesse Williams. It took a lot of bravery for you to get up at the BET Awards Ceremony and give a speech filled with anger and rage at the system— and the way that the killings of Black [...]

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