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Our Moral Awakening and the Fight against Racism, Nuclear Weapons | Black Star News
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chaotic and often violent protests against racial injustice have topped the headlines for days, but lost in the shouting are the voices of many Black Portland residents themselves — and their feelings about the unrest
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After losing siblings to police violence, women join forces in Sisters Of The Movement - TheGrio
Terence Crutcher, 40, had finished his first day of music appreciation class at Tulsa Community College just minutes before he... View Article The post After losing siblings to police violence, women join forces in Sisters Of The Movement appeared first on TheGrio.
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