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Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit Against Trump’s Unconstitutional Order on Birthright Citizenship
Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit Against Trump’s Unconstitutional Order on Birthright Citizenship
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that she is joining a multistate federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional order attempting to unilaterally strip citizenship from citizens across the United States, including thousands of babies born in Arizona each year.
·azag.gov·
Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit Against Trump’s Unconstitutional Order on Birthright Citizenship
U of A expert working to preserve Native American sign languages | University of Arizona News
U of A expert working to preserve Native American sign languages | University of Arizona News
A library book she found when she was 10 inspired Melanie McKay-Cody to pursue a career studying Native American sign languages. Now a researcher in the College of Education, she's one of the foremost experts at the intersection of Native and Deaf identity. She shares her story in this article and video.
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U of A expert working to preserve Native American sign languages | University of Arizona News
US Archivist’s Refusal to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment Contradicts Legal Authority and Public Will - Equality Now
US Archivist’s Refusal to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment Contradicts Legal Authority and Public Will - Equality Now
On December 17, 2024, the Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, and Deputy Archivist, William J. Bosanko, issued a public statement refusing to publish the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), following pleas in favor of publication of the ERA from Congress members and women’s rights activists, and over 100 years of collective advocacy.  The […]
·equalitynow.org·
US Archivist’s Refusal to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment Contradicts Legal Authority and Public Will - Equality Now
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions | CNN Politics
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the way to bolstering reproductive rights.
·cnn.com·
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions | CNN Politics
Gov. Hobbs pitches funds for return of Native American remains, artifacts
Gov. Hobbs pitches funds for return of Native American remains, artifacts
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Wednesday she wants $7 million to speed up the repatriation of Native American human remains and artifacts.
·azcapitoltimes.com·
Gov. Hobbs pitches funds for return of Native American remains, artifacts
Climate change is a strain on the 13,000 Navajo families without electricity
Climate change is a strain on the 13,000 Navajo families without electricity
Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands still need electricity hook-ups. A majority are spread across the Navajo Nation, where climate change is making it harder for families to keep cool. A mutual aid program, however, has helped to change lives.
·kuer.org·
Climate change is a strain on the 13,000 Navajo families without electricity
Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities - Nature Cities
Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities - Nature Cities
Meehan and colleagues study access to running water in large US cities since 1970, finding that the 2008 financial crisis worsened household ‘plumbing poverty’ in many cities. This disproportionately impacted households of color and generally squeezed lower-income households into more precarious living situations.
·nature.com·
Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities - Nature Cities
We refuse to be silent : women's voices on justice for Black men - Angela P. Dodson, editor.
We refuse to be silent : women's voices on justice for Black men - Angela P. Dodson, editor.
"A powerful and needed collection of essays by accomplished women writers on violence and injustice toward Black men. The catalyst for a national conversation, this book shines a new light on the dangers Black men face daily, and the emotional toll anti-Black violence takes on the women who love them, casting a vision for future activism"--
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We refuse to be silent : women's voices on justice for Black men - Angela P. Dodson, editor.
Vital relations : how the Osage Nation moves Indigenous nationhood into the future - Jean Dennison.
Vital relations : how the Osage Nation moves Indigenous nationhood into the future - Jean Dennison.
"Relationality is a core principle of Indigenous studies, yet there is relatively little work that assesses what building relations looks like in practice, especially in the messy context of Native nations' governance. Focusing on the unique history and context of Osage nation building efforts, this insightful ethnography provides a deeper vision of the struggles Native nation leaders are currently facing. Exploring the Osage philosophy of moving to a new country as a framework for relational governance, Jean Dennison shows that for the Osage, nation building is an ongoing process of reworking colonial constraints to serve the nation's own ends. As Dennison argues, Osage officials have undertaken deliberate changes to strengthen Osage relations to their language, self-governance, health, and land-core needs for a people to thrive now and into the future. Scholars and future Indigenous leaders can learn from the Osage Nation's past challenges, strategies, and ongoing commitments to better enact the difficult work of Indigenous nation building"--
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Vital relations : how the Osage Nation moves Indigenous nationhood into the future - Jean Dennison.
Utmost resistance : examining sexual violence law in the United States - Amy Vorenberg, Jessica Durkis-Stokes, and Jessica Brown.
Utmost resistance : examining sexual violence law in the United States - Amy Vorenberg, Jessica Durkis-Stokes, and Jessica Brown.
"Despite greater social awareness and intense media coverage of high-profile sexual assault cases, the vast majority of such crimes still go either unreported or unprosecuted. Why? The answer lies in the patchwork of laws governing such crimes and the often sexist and racist roots that underlie them. This book discusses the history of sexual violence laws, the social and media forces that drive the laws, and the progress American society has made in recognizing and punishing such behavior. The chapters cover a range of subjects including federal regulations such as Title IX and Title VII, sentencing, children and sexual violence, pornography, and evidence, as well as the evolution of legal concepts such as force and consent"--
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Utmost resistance : examining sexual violence law in the United States - Amy Vorenberg, Jessica Durkis-Stokes, and Jessica Brown.
The United States governed by six hundred thousand despots : a true story of slavery : a rediscovered narrative, with a full biography - John S. Jacobs.
The United States governed by six hundred thousand despots : a true story of slavery : a rediscovered narrative, with a full biography - John S. Jacobs.
"Narratives written by enslaved Africans in America are few in number. Some are transformative, like that of Harriet Jacobs; others are lesser, like the brief one attributed to Harriet's brother, John S. Jacobs. The revelation, here, of a much longer, richer, and more radical version of John's story, is a major historical event. His work is all the more significant for having been written and published in Australia, outside the sanitizing and bowdlerizing influence of the American Abolitionist movement. Jacobs's full account is a startling and clear expression of the true thoughts, words, and wide-ranging experiences of a man once enslaved"--
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The United States governed by six hundred thousand despots : a true story of slavery : a rediscovered narrative, with a full biography - John S. Jacobs.
They came but could not conquer : the struggle for environmental justice in Alaska Native communities - Diane J. Purvis.
They came but could not conquer : the struggle for environmental justice in Alaska Native communities - Diane J. Purvis.
"In 'They came but could not conquer,' Diane J. Purvis reveals the centuries-long histories of environmental destruction and settler violence against Alaska Natives and their villages by successive European empires and states: Russian, British, French, and American"--;"As the environmental justice movement slowly builds momentum, Diane J. Purvis highlights the work of Indigenous peoples in Alaska's small rural villages, who have faced incredible odds throughout history yet have built political clout fueled by vigorous common cause in defense of their homes and livelihood. Starting with the transition from Russian to American occupation of Alaska, Alaska Natives have battled with oil and gas corporations; fought against U.S. plans to explode thermonuclear bombs on the edge of Native villages; litigated against political plans to flood Native homes; sought recompense for the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster; and struggled against the federal government's fishing restrictions that altered Native paths for subsistence. In 'They came but could not conquer' Purvis presents twelve environmental crises that occurred when isolated villages were threatened by a governmental monolith or big business. In each, Native peoples rallied together to protect their land, waters, resources, and a way of life against the bulldozer of unwanted, often dangerous alterations labeled as progress. In this gripping narrative Purvis shares the inspiring stories of those who possessed little influence over big business and regulations yet were able to protect their traditional lands and waterways anyway."--
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They came but could not conquer : the struggle for environmental justice in Alaska Native communities - Diane J. Purvis.