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Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that seeks to prevent discrimination against gay and transgender employees in the workplace. The Employment Non-discrimination Act now goes to the House of Representatives for approval, but many Republicans have vowed to put a halt to the measure.

The police department in the city where Trayvon Martin was killed says that it will not formally prevent neighborhood watch volunteers from carrying weapons. The Sanford Police Department recommends that the volunteers not carry weapons, but does not wish to infringe on a person’s constitutional right to bear arms.

Why is Kanye West off fighting paparazzi when you need him? In Don Lemon’s latest radio commentary, he somewhat defended New York City’s “Stop-and-frisk” policy by asking “Would you rather be politically correct of safe and alive?”

Today, things could change in New York City, but it all depends on who gets elected as mayor. Protesters were devastated after a judge halted a ruling on the city’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy. The high-profile legal battle over the practice has been toted as a vital tool for catching criminals by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NYPD.

The nation’s 7th largest school district has reached an agreement with law enforcement agencies and the NAACP to lower the number of students being charged with crimes.

A federal appeals court blocked a judge’s order requiring changes to the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program. The judge has also been removed from the case. In August Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that the city had violated the Constitution by executing its stop-and-frisk policy.

Perhaps a new security policy is to blame for Barney’s latest issues? The department store claims that a new strategy to curb theft resulted in security being more aggressive.The department store, along with Macy’s has been combating a brewing controversy about its racial profiling practices.

It looks like Barney’s isn’t the only department store who is suspicious of its black shoppers. The New York Post is reporting that a lawsuit has been filed against the NYPD and Macy’s. The complaint comes from actor Robert Brown, who says that he was arrested after making a purchase at a Sunglass Hut inside the store.

Theresa Rudd wants to know what really happened to her son, and she’s hoping that a lawsuit filed against the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas will provide them.
It’s been almost a year since 21-year-old Chavis Carter was found dead with a bullet wound in his head.

For more than 10 years, Ashley Davis has been growing her locks. Her entire family has the style and it’s very much a part of her identity. Unfortunately the finance company that she works for doesn’t seem to care for them.

Usually, you’re not turned away when coming to a church, but one single mother claims that she was fact shunned when she attempted to have her son dedicated. Marvin Winans banned Charity Grace’s 2-year-old from participating in a special blessing at Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan.

Several months ago, Reverend Al Sharpton vowed to move to Chicago in an effort to highlight and help curb gun violence in the city. Now, sources are getting more details about how Sharpton plans to do this. He will rent an apartment in Chicago.