Showing posts with label MaryNeal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MaryNeal. Show all posts

Monday, July 22, 2013

Dr. Head v. UCLA: Gorilla Warfare


Congratulations to Dr. Christian Head, a Black surgeon and UCLA professor who won $4.5 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents. The complaint said that during a resident graduation event in 2006, a slide show that was created by the residents and reviewed by staff included a photo in which Head's face was superimposed onto a gorilla that was being sodomized by the Caucasian department chairman.

This writer knows how shocked and hurt Dr. Head must have been to see his own face superimposed on an gorilla, an animal that prejudice Caucasians often associate with Black people. I was similarly surprised when the "www" in a number of my Care2 links was replaced with the word "primate," and the link's users were directed to a photo of a large, black gorilla instead of to my articles the links should have reached. SOPA was a Congressional bill that provided for YOUR links to be redirected for censorship, also, but it was widely contested and was withdrawn in 2012. Censorship and persecution against Mary Neal and her family continue, however, in order to impede effectiveness as a human and civil rights advocate and suppress news about the wrongful death of Larry Neal and denial of due process of law. See "Wrongful Death of Larry Neal" online at
http://WrongfulDeathofLarryNeal.com

The $4.5 million agreement between Dr. Head and the UC Board of Regents settled the lawsuit, filed in April 2012, that accused the university of failing to prevent discrimination, harassment and retaliation against Dr. Head. The head and neck surgeon alleged that he was retaliated against for filing complaints through normal channels and was denied teaching opportunities. Dr. Head, 51, also alleged that he was routinely publicly humiliated. Without admitting fault or liability, the university acknowledged that "an inappropriate slide was shown" and regrets the incident, the university's statement said. LA Times carried the news online
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/20/local/la-me-0420-ucla-lawsuit-20120420 .

The UC Board of Regents is to be congratulated for settling the matter after Dr. Head's lawsuit was filed instead of relying on censorship and terrorism which my family undergoes to prevent disclosure about my brother's wrongful death and The Cochran Firm fraud. It is extremely discouraging and seems dangerous that physicians anywhere hate Black people and perceive us as being suitable objects for their ridicule.

Many defendants in criminal matters and plaintiffs in civil actions use online services to gain support for their causes and inform the public about objectionable practices. Dr. Head posted a petition for justice online and a video about his humiliation on YouTube that received nearly 300,000 views. Ms. Shannon Foley, of Foley Lyman Law Group, spoke on the video about Dr. Head's victimization and was presumably his attorney. Congratulations to the employment lawyers! Learn more about Foley Lyman Law Group at the firm's website
http://www.foleylymanlaw.com/

Shannon Foley is a leading labor lawyer located in the Los Angeles Area in Manhattan Beach, California. She has practiced law for more than 23 years and is a “Preeminent AV Rated” Attorney as declared by Martindale-Hubbell.

Shannon represents individuals in court and in negotiations on employment law issues involving discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on sex, race, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and age as well as retaliation, wage and hour, whistleblower and wrongful termination. She also handles severance negotiations. Shannon is a member of the California State Bar, Nevada State Bar, and California Employment Law Attorneys and National Employment Law Attorneys.

Racism from unexpected sources is a fact of life for Blacks in 21st century America.

Repeat of Paragraphs 1 and 2: Congratulations to Dr. Christian Head, a Black surgeon and UCLA professor who won $4.5 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents. The complaint said that during a resident graduation event in 2006, a slide show that was created by the residents and reviewed by staff included a photo in which Head's face was superimposed onto a gorilla that was being sodomized by the Caucasian department chairman.

This writer knows how shocked and hurt Dr. Head must have been to see his own face superimposed on an gorilla, an animal that prejudice Caucasians often associate with Black people. I was similarly surprised when the "www" in a number of my Care2 links was replaced with the word "primate," and the link's users were directed to a photo of a large, black gorilla instead of to my articles the links should have reached. SOPA was a Congressional bill that provided for YOUR links to be redirected for censorship, also, but it was widely contested and was withdrawn in 2012. Censorship and persecution against Mary Neal and her family continues, however, in order to impede effectiveness as a human and civil rights advocate and suppress news about the wrongful death of Larry Neal and denial of due process of law. See "Wrongful Death of Larry Neal" online at
http://WrongfulDeathofLarryNeal.com

Congratulations to all parties for reaching an out-of-court settlement!


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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Meridian, MS School-to-Prison Pipeline Closed

On March 22, 2013, the United States Department of Justice issued a Consent Decree to prevent and address racial discrimination in school discipline in Meridian, Mississippi. 

Colorlines.com published the legal victory, and reported in part:

It’s a big day for the small city of Meridian, Mississippi, home to one of the nation’s most notorious school-to-prison pipeline systems. This morning the Department of Justice filed a consent decree with the Meridian Public School District to address its school discipline practices which not only were ushering kids into jail for the lightest of infractions—including wearing the
wrong color socks or showing up to school without a belt on—but also singling out black students for the harshest treatment.

“Today, together with the school district and private plaintiffs in the case we are filing a proposed consent decree that addresses claims of racial discrimination in student discipline in Meridian County schools,” said Jocelyn Samuels, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. “As part of efforts to enforce a longstanding desegregation decree we investigated complaints that the district implemented a harsh and punitive discipline policy that resulted in the disproportionate suspension, expulsion and school-based arrest of black students in Meridian public schools.”


See an excerpt from the Consent Decree below:


Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 22, 2013

Justice Department Files Consent Decree to Prevent and Address Racial Discrimination in Student Discipline in Meridian, Miss.
The Justice Department announced that, jointly with the Meridian Public School District in Meridian, Miss., and private plaintiffs, it has filed a landmark consent decree to prevent and address racial discrimination in student discipline in district schools. If approved by the court, the proposed consent decree will resolve the department’s investigation into complaints that the district unlawfully and disproportionately subjects black students to suspension, expulsion and school-based arrest, often for minor infractions. In the course of the investigation, the department found that black students frequently received harsher disciplinary consequences, including longer suspensions, than white students for comparable misbehavior, even where the students were at the same school, were of similar ages, and had similar disciplinary histories. The consent decree would amend a longstanding federal school desegregation decree enforced by the United States, which prohibits the district from discriminating against students based on race.
“The American dream is rooted in education. In Meridian, that dream has long been delayed by discipline practices that deny students access to education,” said Jocelyn Samuels, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. “We commend the Meridian Public School District for taking this huge step toward ensuring that its schools are safe and welcoming to all students and that education is a road to success instead of a pipeline to prison.”

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Grissom Case: Attorneys Win $8.8 million


Matthew McNicholas, Esq. defended one of the four children left without a father when Lejoy Grissom, 27, was murdered by police in Culver City, CA. Attorneys won an $8.8 million verdict on May 9, 2013. Congratulations, Mr.McNicholas and other plaintiffs' attorneys!

Recent news reports say that Micheal Brown's blood was found inside Officer Wilson's car and on his gun. These reports lend credence to Wilson's statement that Brown fought him inside the police car. NOTHING that Brown did or did not do excuses the execution of the surrendered subject. Police have no right to shoot surrendered suspects like Lejoy Grissom or Michael Brown.

Grissom was fleeing from the scene of a robbery when he was chased by police and surrendered, yet cops executed him. Like Micheal Brown, Grissom had his hands up and fingers spread, but he was shot to death anyway. Luckily, there were witnesses to Grissom's execution.

Frances Prizzia, a defense attorney who said she was standing outside a nearby doughnut shop at the time of the incident, told the Associated Press that Grissom had his hands raised when he was shot.

Like most police officers, Culver City police made excuses for Grissom's murder. Culver City police said Grissom was reaching for his waist and they thought he would draw a gun. But the witnesses' statements contradicted the police account.

"He had his hands up the whole time, fingers open," Prizzia said. "There was no way he was reaching for anything.

"He absolutely did not move his hands," she said. "The only time he moved was when he reverberated from the bullets."

Report about the winning verdict
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/08/local/la-me-ln-police-verdict-20130508

Early report about Grissom's death
http://projects.latimes.com/homicide/post/lejoy-grissom/ 

Mr. McNicholas' website is at this link: http://www.mcnicholaslaw.com/


McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP.
Trial Attorneys, Advocates, Counselors

Attorneys who do civil rights law and wrongful death cases are invited to email me about your victories at MaryLovesJustice@gmail.com.

I had to read seven newspaper articles about the Grissom victory before I was able to find one that listed one of the attorneys by name. People are seeking lawyers who will really fight for their clients. There's no better introduction to the public than a huge victory! Get yours recognized by potential clients in my new blog, "Legal Victories" at
http://LegalVictories.blogspot.com

This article about Lejoy Grissom was updated on October 19, 2014, to show its similarity to the Micheal Brown murder.

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