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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CBOCS WEST, INC. v. HUMPHRIES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the seventh circuit No. 06–1431. Argued February 20, 2008—Decided May 27, 2008 Claiming that petitioner CBOCS West, Inc., dismissed him because he is black and because he complained to managers that a black co-employee was also dismissed for race-based reasons, respondent Humphries filed suit charging that CBOCS’ actions violated both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...Read Full Story

Full Circle Topic: Law/Crime/Victim/Justice Workplace Retaliation: "The Humphries' and Gomez-Perez's Rulings" Humphries' Ruling- Location: Bradley, Ill./Cracker Barrel Restaurant Law- Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 Crime-Racial Discrimination/Employee Retaliation Victim- Hendrick Humphries Justice- For two and half years, Hendrick Humphries (an assistant manager), received annual raises and bonuses based on good performance reviews while working at a Cracker Barrel restaurant...Read Full Story

Full Circle Topic: Art/Music/Books/Movies Art- Chester Higgins Jr Photographer/Author/Photojournalist A master of photography, Chester Higgins has a portfolio that spans over 38 years. A graduate of Tuskegee University (Alabama), Higgins has photograph life, people, places, and history. In 1975 N.Y. Times, hired Higgins as staff photographer. His works have been in publications such as Black Enterprise, Fortune, Time, and Life. As an author, Chester Higgins has been successful with the...Read Full Story

Full Circle Topic:Entertainment"The African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard: Dorothy West" The home of the late Dorothy West (1907? - 1998) will be dedicated on August 16th, 2008 as site destination #13 on the African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard. The historical tourist and educational attraction was first established in 1997 with the dedication of the Shearer Cottage (site destination #10) as the first official landmark. Serving as the physical projection of the...Read Full Story

Top Center: Guion S. Bluford Jr Below: Dr. Stephanie Wilson Right: Robert L. Curbeam Jr On August 30, 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. made a monumental voyage into space and became the first African-American astronaut orbit the Earth. Since his return back into the Earth's atmosphere on September 5, 1983, he has repeated three additional space shuttle missions. Currently, along with Bluford, NASA has 14 African-American astronauts credited as either past, current, or future candidates...Read Full Story