Today's Date: March 28, 2024
University of Phoenix Receives Arizona Veteran Supportive Campus Recertification   •   PMI Foods Gives Easter Donation of 15,000 Pounds of Prime Rib to New Life Church in Arkansas   •   Consolidated Credit Launches Free Webinar Series to Empower Individuals During Challenging Economic Climate   •   UC Berkeley FHL Vive Center Teams Up with BeamNG   •   BNSF Railway builds upon safety record by utilizing virtual reality for training   •   Argonne-Supported Critical Materials Assessment Tags Potential Supply Chain Bottlenecks   •   80 M/other Artists Converge for MICAfest 2024 in Northampton, MA this May   •   JAMS Diversity Fellowship Accepting Applications   •   Paralyzed Veterans of America to honor former Senator Elizabeth Dole with 2024 Gordon H. Mansfield Congressional Leadership Awar   •   Scotiabank ranks on The Globe and Mail's annual Women Lead Here benchmark of executive gender diversity for the fourth consecuti   •   Bill Introduced in Minnesota Would Increase Access To Genetic Testing   •   New Report Shows Massachusetts Customers Could Have Saved Hundreds of Millions in 2024 Through Competitive Energy Supply   •   Chevron Announces Opening of Fab Labs at HBCUs   •   Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Expands OTC Portfolio for Children with the Introduction of bébé Bottoms™   •   Impacts of Extreme Weather on Interior Design Examined in New Research   •   Impact Communications Signs Best-Selling Book Author and Financial Advisor Coach Derrick Kinney   •   More $10-a-day child care spaces   •   Key Piece of “Titanic” Movie Memorabilia Purchased By Titanic Museum Attraction   •   Pushing Policy: Women Uniting for Legislative Change; Four Trailblazing women at the forefront of the Quad Caucus   •   Gale Primary Sources Release Four New Archives Devoted to Contributions from Underrecognized Communities
Bookmark and Share

All-Star Chain Gang Cancelled

PHOENIX – Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has called off his plan to have jail chain gangs pick up trash outside Major League Baseball's All-Star Game Tuesday night.

Maricopa County
Joe Arpaio
MLB
All-Star 
Arizona
chain gang
immigrationHispanic News, Latino News, Mexican News, Minority News, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Racism, Diversity, Latina, Racial Equality, Bias, EqualityArpaio said he decided not to go ahead with his plan and instead let the kids enjoy the event and the fans focus on America's favorite pastime.

The sheriff had planned to have three chain gangs decked out in striped jail garb posted around Chase Field during the game.

One was to be made up entirely of undocumented immigrants convicted of drunken driving.

Arpaio regularly uses his chain gangs to draw publicity for his tough-on-crime message.

The sheriff also placed chain gangs near the 2008 Super Bowl.

 


STORY TAGS: Maricopa County , Joe Arpaio , MLB , All-Star , Arizona , chain gang , immigrationHispanic 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