Today's Date: March 30, 2023
Living Cities Grants $3.2 Million Across Six U.S. Cities to Support Wealth Building Pathways   •   National PACE Association Applauds Key HHS Advisory Committee Recommendations to Expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the E   •   TAL ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Announces that a Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against TAL Education Group and   •   NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER, AND PELICAN'S VP OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS, SWIN CASH, CREATES A COMMUNITY FOR WOMEN   •   INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Trinseo PLC (TSE) on Behalf of Investors   •   Education Foundation for California Schools Announces Grant Recipients for 2022 Applicants   •   CORRECTING and REPLACING Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Appoints Lara Khouri as Chief Operating Officer   •   UNITY Consortium Launches Campaign to Get Adolescents Up to Date on Well Visits and Immunizations   •   Keller Rohrback L.L.P.: Preliminary Approval Granted in Historic Facebook Privacy Settlement   •   SWK EQUITY ALERT: ROSEN, TRUSTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Investors with Losses in Excess o   •   ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTES ITS ONE BILLIONTH MEAL   •   Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman & CEO John Hope Bryant Receives RISE Financial Pathways 2023 Robert A. McNeely Trailblazer   •   INVESTIGATION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Peabody Energy Corporation and Encourages   •   HARMONY ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is Investigating Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. on Behalf of Harmony Stockhol   •   Javer, Six Consecutive Years of Being Distinguished as a Socially Responsible Company   •   Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP and Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul LLP Obtain a $46.475 Million Verdict for a Martial Arts S   •   WOMEN'S PUBLIC LEADERSHIP NETWORK ANNOUNCES NATIONAL IMPACT COUNCIL   •   Health Net Providing Special Assistance to Members Affected by Winter Storms   •   Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation celebrates Women's History Month with HerStory Event   •   Cincinnati Children's named one of nation's most innovative companies by Fortune
Bookmark and Share

Lawsuit Claims Abusive Arrests

SAN ANTONIO, TX - A federal civil rights lawsuit accuses four San Antonio police officers of beating an activist and arresting four of his supporters without cause.

A complaint filed by the Texas Civil Rights Project says the incident in April 2009 began when staff at the Mexican consulate in San Antonio called police for help in dealing with Rodolfo Macias, a longtime activist, the San Antonio Express-News reported. Macias allegedly suffered a broken leg when he was dragged out of the building.

Macias called Antonio Diaz of the Texas Indigenous Council, who learned Macias was being taken to Metropolitan Methodist Hospital. Diaz and several friends stood their ground after they were told by police at the hospital they would be arrested if they refused to leave, the complaint said.

Jim Harrington, executive director of the civil rights project, said charges of obstruction against Diaz and his friends were dropped.


STORY TAGS: San Antonio Police , Texas Civil Rights Project , Rodolfo Macias , Texas Indigenous , Mexican consulate , Hispanic News, Latino News, Mexican News, Minority News, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Racism, Diversity, Latina, Racial Equality, Bias, Equality

Video

White House Live Stream
LIVE VIDEO EVERY SATURDAY
alsharpton Rev. Al Sharpton
9 to 11 am EST
jjackson Rev. Jesse Jackson
10 to noon CST


Video

LIVE BROADCASTS
Sounds Make the News ®
WAOK-Urban
Atlanta - WAOK-Urban
KPFA-Progressive
Berkley / San Francisco - KPFA-Progressive
WVON-Urban
Chicago - WVON-Urban
KJLH - Urban
Los Angeles - KJLH - Urban
WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
New York - WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
WADO-Spanish
New York - WADO-Spanish
WBAI - Progressive
New York - WBAI - Progressive
WOL-Urban
Washington - WOL-Urban

Listen to United Natiosns News