Mary Dean, a civil rights activist and a resident of Wichita, Kansas, is suing the city over their decision to disband its Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights Board.
Mary Dean, a civil rights activist and a resident of Wichita, Kansas is suing the city over their decision to disband its Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights Board as well as what the lawsuit describes as a public humiliation stemming from her unceremonious removal from a city council meeting where she advocated for a reparations ordinance.
According to The Wichita Eagle, Dean has pushed the city to adopt an ordinance on reparations for years, but her efforts were thwarted when the board was suspended earlier this year amid concerns of any ordinance it may implement with respect to race and gender…