Philadelphia Union Honor Black Victims of Police Brutality With Amazing Jersey Nod
Union players are wearing jerseys with the names of Black adults and children killed by police.
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Marc Morial on Inequality: ‘There Is No Turning Back'
Marc H. Morial is president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, the nation’s largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization. Morial has championed equality, youth initiatives and economic empowerment programs as NUL president. The New Orleans native served as mayor of his hometown from 1994 to 2002 and ush... -
Kristen Clarke on Race Relations: ‘We Are a Nation In Crisis'
Kristen Clarke advocates for a more just society as president and executive director at the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She’s also an author and former federal prosecutor. Over the course of her career, she has worked on voting rights legislation, housing discrimination and disability rights issues, police reform, and on... -
Fatima Goss Graves on Protests: ‘This Moment Is Unique'
Fatima Goss Graves is president and chief executive officer at the National Women’s Law Center. She’s also a co-founder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund. Goss Graves clerked for a federal judge before embarking on a career promoting the rights of women and girls. She’s worked on the American Law Institute Project on ... -
New Audio of Police Interviews Sheds Light on Probe of Fatal Shooting of Breonna Taylor
Previously unheard audio of interviews from the investigation of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor reveals new details about the events leading to her death, as well as the sympathetic approach investigators took while scrutinizing one of their own.
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2 Accused of Vandalizing Black Lives Matter Mural Charged With Hate Crime in Calif.
Two Martinez residents seen on video defacing a Black Lives Matter Mural over the weekend have been charged with a hate crime, Contra Costa County authorities said.
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Movement for Black Lives Seeks Sweeping Legislative Changes
Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation’s criminal justice system with such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology was unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives
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Today's Civil Rights Movement: Leaders Share Their Thoughts
A civil rights activist, attorney and writer explain race relations, societal change and the political awakening happening in the United States following the tragic death of George Floyd. When it comes to race, “systemic problems have plagued the nation for not only decades, but for centuries,” says Derrick Johnson, president of the National Associ... -
Image of Thomas Jefferson Alongside Black Descendant Holds ‘a Mirror' to America
Shannon LaNier, a ninth-generation descendant of Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, wore the same sort of outfit as his famous ancestor for a Smithsonian Magazine article, “American Descendants.”
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Frederick Douglass Statue in NY Park Vandalized on Anniversary of Historic Speech
Police in Rochester are trying to determine who ripped a statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass from its base on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches
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Indians Manager Francona Says Time to Change Nickname for Club
Cleveland manager Terry Francona won’t sidestep the hot-button topic any longer. He believes the Indians need to change their contentious nickname.
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White Mich. Couple Charged After Gun Pulled on Black Family
A white couple face criminal charges after one of them was captured on video pulling a handgun on a Black woman and her daughters in a restaurant parking lot in Michigan
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Everyday Racism: Stopped by Cops Three Times in Five Miles
Kel Smith, 37, is a mental health counselor who lives in Norfolk, Virginia. As a Black man, he’s known since he was a teenager that he was more likely to get pulled over by the police while driving – and that every stop had the potential to be fatal. He recalls one night as a college student in California when...
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Philly, 2 Other Cities Pilot South Africa-Style Truth, Reconciliation Push
Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco are teaming up to help form a pilot effort patterned after South Africa’s post-apartheid truth and reconciliation commission to confront racism in the criminal justice system
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Black-Owned Businesses See Sales Surge Amid Racism Reckoning
Black-owned businesses are enjoying a surge in support amid the national reckoning on racism sparked by George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis
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MLB Stars Say It's Time to Pull Landis Name Off MVP Plaques
As monuments, statues and memorials around the world come under increased scrutiny, some former Most Valuable Players in Major League Baseball are saying they’d like to see a change in future MVP plaques.
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‘You Broke My Wrist!' Georgia Police Sued for Taking Down Wrong Man
A Black man in Georgia is accusing police of violating his civil rights, saying a white officer slammed him to the ground and broke his wrist in the mistaken belief that there was a warrant for his arrest.
