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Unsurprisingly, the US government's own findings reveal racial disparities in sentencing as well, with Black prisoners' sentences nearly 20 percent longer than those of white
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Pence Hits Pennsylvania To Talk Comeback At Challenging Time
That’s the difficult job Vice President Mike Pence undertook Friday as the Trump administration works to make voters feel better about the direction of the country amid a coronavirus pandemic and racial
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AFSC-AZ Unequivocally Condemns Rep. Blackman’s Statements on George Floyd, BLM – Arizona Informant Newspaper
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – June 4, 2020 – Over the last two years, American Friends Service CommitteeArizona (AFSC-AZ) has worked with state Rep. Walt Blackman on sentencing reform legislation, focusing on the areas of earned release credits for people in prison to reduce Arizona’s prison population and
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Camille Cosby Opens Up to the Black Press in an Exclusive Historic Interview
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is a pivotal time, in our nation’s history, to force positive changes within all of our institutions which are rampant with racist behaviors – federal and state, healthcare, education, corporations, including corporate media, Wall Street – which is appropriately named because
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Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers’ Quest For Racial Equality Still Resonates
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Oklahoma cop faces backlash but won't apologize after saying African Americans 'probably ought to be' shot more by police
"Chief Wendell Franklin and the Tulsa Police Department want to make it very clear we do not endorse, condone or support Yates’ comments made on the show," the department said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, adding "This matter has been referred to our Internal Affairs
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Newswire: George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, laid to rest
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Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump said yesterday that his Administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 army bases that are named for Confederate Army
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Africa urges UN probe of US 'systemic racism', police violence | New York Carib News
Two years ago President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the UNHRC, the White House said that the decision did not mean that the country would retreat from its stance on human rights — a cause the administration accused the council of
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NJ Corrections Officer Mocks George Floyd’s Death as Protesters Pass | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The mayor and police chief of the South Jersey town called it
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African Nations Call for Racism Debate At UN Human Rights Council
A letter signed by all 54 African nations requested the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police violence as protests over George Floyd's death grow around the
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André 3000 Releases Merchandise to Support Black Lives Matter Movement
On Wednesday, June 10, André announced he’s releasing new merchandise and will donate the proceeds to the Black Lives Matter
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LA Takes First Steps to Defund Police Department | L.A. Focus Newspaper
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that he would redirect $250 million from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to other city programs and services that support black and brown
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George Floyd’s Brother: ‘Stop the Pain’ | Afro
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With the demonstrations on countless streets and the conversations taking place in countless homes, bookstores are now experiencing a surge of interest in books about Black history, racism and social
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Protesters Call Attention to Deaths of Two More Black Men | Afro
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8 Of The Deadliest Race Riots Involving African Americans In U.S. History
The riot began with a fistfight between a white sailor and a black man who was thought to have insulted the
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Meet Michele Roberts; first woman and person of color to join board of Marijuana firm Cresco Labs
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Filmmaker Nnegest Likké Writes Open Letter to Fellow Black Artists
To Dr. King’s statement that he had “integrated black people into a burning house,” Mr. Belafonte asked what should we
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BET To Air Special Coverage Of George Floyd’s Houston Funeral Today
Floyd family lawyer asked on social media that people join him in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck until he lost consciousness, causing his
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Black, Latino officials call for police reforms
Members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, along with U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, gathered on the steps of the State House June 2 to advocate for police reform in the wake of George
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Tulsa police major under review after controversial comments on 'shooting African-Americans'
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Senators seek end to qualified immunity
In response to nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder, U.S. Sens. Ed Markey,  Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have introduced a resolution abolishing qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that shields officers from certain
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In Solidarity…CASA Announces Pledge
To our fellow community members, please know that during this time of mourning, anger and frustration, erupting due to the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, Savannah/Chatham CASA stands with our black staff, volunteers, families and
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NFL will observe Juneteenth as official league holiday
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in an internal memo to staff, announced that the league will observe Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, as an official holiday and the league’s offices will be closed that
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PG reporter Alexis Johnson: ‘I felt like my voice was being silenced’
Post-Gazette reporter Alexis Johnson and photographer Michael Santiago gaining nationwide support after being banned from covering local George Floyd protests
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Oprah Winfrey is a Leftist Trojan Horse.
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