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Teaching In The Era Of COVID, George Floyd And Trump — The Sacramento Observer
(WORDINBLACK.COM) - Students across America shared their grief and fury on Zoom with Sonia Lewis, a former lead with Sacramento’s Black Lives Matter who had left traditional public-school classrooms where she had taught Social Studies for 20 years. “We sat in silence for 8 minutes and 46
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The Nigerian army has regained control of its military base in Marte after it was attacked by the jihadist group ISWAP.
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Sacramento Spanish Teacher Recorded Allegedly Using Racial Slurs In Class. Now, Community Organizers Are Demanding She Be Fired
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A TikTok video shows Anne Arundel County police officers arresting 23-year-old Antoine Wedington for refusing to show his ID while sitting as a passenger.
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Uganda's Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, says he has no apology to give for the violence of security forces against the media.
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The police chief of Minneapolis Medaria Arradondo has testified that illegal excessive force was used by Derek Chauvin in the arrest of George Floyd.
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Justice For Patrick Warren Sr.: Texas Cop Kills Unarmed Black Man During Mental Health Check
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