ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT
CURRENT ADVOCACIES & CASES
RACIAL ATTACK IN GETTYSBURG COLLEGE SWIM TEAM
On September 6, 2024, the victim, the only swimmer of color on the team, was allegedly assaulted by a fellow teammate who used box cutters to carve a racial slur into his chest.
FRANK TYSON
Frank Tyson, a Black man who died in Ohio after an encounter with police. He died on April 18 after being handcuffed and restrained with a knee to his neck, which was seen on video during the incident.
TAVION KOONCE- WILLIAMS
Young teen, Tavion Koonce-Williams had been charged with carrying a fake gun in the incident where he was shot in the hand by Akron police.
RYAN GAINER
Bodycam video shows fatal shooting of Ryan Gainer, a teen with autism as he approaches California deputy with a gardening tool.
PAMELA PRICE, ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced that it received enough signatures for a recall election for District Attorney Pamela Price.
DARRYL GEORGE
Darryl George, 18, has not been in his regular Houston-area high school classes since Aug. 31 because the district, Barbers Hill, says the length of his hair violates its dress code.