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Former Dallas Cowboys Player Pettis Norman Dies At 86

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton July 9, 2025 The civil rights advocate demanded the Dallas Cowboys stop assigning hotel rooms based on race. Pettis Norman, who played for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers, has died. The civil rights advocate was 86. “It is with heavy hearts and

Education Department Dismisses Thousands Of Civil Rights Complaints Within Months

by Mitti Hicks July 9, 2025 More than 3,000 civil rights complaints have been dismissed between March and June The Education Department has dismissed civil rights complaints at such a rapid rate that it’s raising concerns among former officials and civil rights advocates. The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights

New Barbie Doll Has Type 1 Diabetes As Mattel Expands Representation

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 9, 2025 The doll comes with medical accessories that many others living with Type 1 diabetes would have. Mattel’s is representing children in a major way by introducing the first-ever Barbie with Type 1 diabetes. Alongside this special doll’s arm lies her continuous glucose monitor, appropriately

Former Dallas Cowboys Player Pettis Norman Dies At 86

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton July 9, 2025 The civil rights advocate demanded the Dallas Cowboys stop assigning hotel rooms based on race. Pettis Norman, who played for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers, has died. The civil rights advocate was 86. “It is with heavy hearts and

Education Department Dismisses Thousands Of Civil Rights Complaints Within Months

by Mitti Hicks July 9, 2025 More than 3,000 civil rights complaints have been dismissed between March and June The Education Department has dismissed civil rights complaints at such a rapid rate that it’s raising concerns among former officials and civil rights advocates. The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights

New Barbie Doll Has Type 1 Diabetes As Mattel Expands Representation

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 9, 2025 The doll comes with medical accessories that many others living with Type 1 diabetes would have. Mattel’s is representing children in a major way by introducing the first-ever Barbie with Type 1 diabetes. Alongside this special doll’s arm lies her continuous glucose monitor, appropriately