| Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (Public Policy) Newsletter for Thursday August 31, 2023 ( 2 items ) |
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Lawyers' Committee Demands Action in Wake of Jacksonville Racially Motivated Mass Shooting
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023:
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In response to Saturday's tragic, racially motivated mass shooting in Jacksonville, FL Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement:
"The horrific mass shooting in Jacksonville on Saturday was a hate crime--one in which a perpetrator motivated by white supremacist beliefs specifica
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Racially Motivated Shootings in Florida Add to Trauma, Grief Experienced by Black Americans, Says APA President
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The American Psychological Association issued the following news release:
Following is a statement by Thema Bryant, PhD, president of the American Psychological Association, in response to the fatal shooting of three Black people by a white man in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26:
"Once again, our nation has been rocked by a senseless, racially motivated shooting, causing the deaths of three people who were merely going about their day-to-day lives. Our science demonstr
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