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Former President Barack Obama released a statement on Monday, June 1 encouraging protesters of the George Floyd murder to further their activism once they leave the
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HBO Documentary “True Justice” on Bryan Stevenson and Equal Justice Initiative Free to Watch Online (VIDEO)
Last week, Warner Bros. made Just Mercy, the 2019 feature film about attorney Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx free to view online all
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You can still support the Black Lives Matter movement without going to a protest. Here's how.
Since last week, protests have erupted in over 300 cities nationwide against the endless police violence waged against Black
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Killings of Arbery and Martin tragically similar
In both cases, prosecutors initially declined to prosecute and charges were filed only after weeks of sustained pressure from the Black communities in both Deep South
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The country's oldest law school names its first Black dean
A. Benjamin Spencer is nationally renowned civil procedure and federal courts expert and current professor of law at the University of Virginia will begin at William Mary Law School July
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After 33 Years ‘Cops’ Is Finally Canceled By The Paramount Network
In the wake of the George Floyd protests and calls for the defunding and disbandment of police departments across the nation, the Paramount Network has decided it was the right time to cancel the decades-old show Cops as the appetite to watch police “protect and serve” isn’t exactly at an all-time
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VIDEO: Arrests in DC as activists take to the streets to support Minneapolis protesters
Multiple arrests occurred as hundreds of activists marched throughout Washington D.C. for George Floyd and his supporters Friday
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IDT rules in favour of BOJ in vacation leave dispute
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has sided with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) in a long-standing dispute with the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) over a change in the bank’s vacation leave policy, over which the union has expressed strong
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Biden Opposes Defunding Police, Campaign Says
As protests against police brutality have unfolded across the country, calls to defund or abolish police departments are picking up traction among activists and even sparked a pledge by the Minneapolis City Council to "dismantle" the police force
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Open Letter To My Fellow Members Of Law Enforcement
The disproportionate numbers of black, brown and disenfranchised Americans that are over-policed fundamentally will not change if we only focus on tactics and training without acknowledging the structural and systemic racism that policing in America is responsible
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Fort Valley State University (1939- )
Fort Valley State University, in Fort Valley, Georgia, is a four year liberal arts land grant school that is part of the University System of Georgia. It was formed in 1939 when Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School merged with the State Teachers and Agricultural College of
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Mavs Seek Racial Healing With “Courageous Conversations”
Former NBA star Sam Perkins recently said what every black person in America has thought or said numerous  times in the past two weeks since unarmed black man George Floyd was killed by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who held his knee to Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46
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Louisville Community Leader On Protests: 'People Want To See Something Different'
Demonstrators gather outside City Hall in Louisville, Ky., on May 29 to protest of police
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Arbery Shooting Sparks Racism, Corruption Questions About Georgia County
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Glynn County Courthouse on a recent Saturday in May to demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed in February in
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NAACP Launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign, Empowering Black and Brown Communities to Take Action Against Senseless Killings of African Americans
The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare system and the country at
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Rallies Continue Following Peaceful Protest
A “Call to Action” was the message sent out to the community in response to the need to focus and concentrate on resources within various organizations and other programs that are addressing the inequalities that persist in
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Civil Rights Groups: Increase Accountability in Policing
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, submitted written testimony today to the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice highlighting the need for transformative reform of policing at both the federal
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Jon Ossoff wins Georgia US Senate Democratic primary after major voting delays | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff won the Democratic primary for a US Senate seat, CNN projected Thursday, becoming a standard bearer for a party increasingly hopeful of taking the Republican Southern stronghold in
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Black officers hurt when our community hurts
The members of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO) understand that those actions are not isolated in nature but reflect the long history of people of color being mistreated and killed by members of our
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Chad's New Counter-Terrorism Law - a Step in the Right Direction?
According to Nodjitoloum Salomon, Group of Human Rights Associations of Chad chairperson, 'It's inconceivable that 44 people can die under such mysterious circumstances in a government
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Obama Responds To George Floyd's Death: 'This Shouldn't Be Normal'
Former President Barack Obama on Friday spoke out against the death of George Floyd, saying he shares the same anguish that millions of other Americans
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Stars Speak Up For Black LGBTQ Lives After Video Shows Attack On Transgender Woman
Billy Porter has joined a chorus of celebrities and advocacy groups in speaking up for the Black LGBTQ community this week after troubling footage showing an alleged attack on a transgender woman went
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BET Invites Trump And Biden to Face Black America In Juneteenth Forum | The Oklahoma Eagle
BET on Tuesday announced a programming series that will address systemic racism, the violence faced by Black people in America and solutions to help move the country
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Check Out More Than 20 Must-Read Books To Learn More About Black history, Racism And Social Justice – Free Press of Jacksonville
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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Woman Charged With Assault After Confrontation With 11-Year-Old Black Girl
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Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards Reaffirms Commitment To Criminal Justice Reform
On Monday, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards issued the following statement reaffirming her commitment towards criminal justice reform in the
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Jefferson County DA Urges New Trial for Man on Alabama’s Death Row
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Voorhees College (1897- )
Voorhees College is a private, four-year coeducational historically black liberal arts university located in Denmark, South Carolina on a small, park-like campus located approximately 50 miles from
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The Best Way To Renounce White Privilege In 2020 Is By Not Voting For Trump
What seems like a growing number of white people have insisted on amplifying their voices in the nationwide protests against police violence and have repeatedly acknowledged the role that systemic racism plays in the entire
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Civil Rights Groups: Increase Accountability in Policing
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, submitted written testimony today to the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice highlighting the need for transformative reform of policing at both the federal
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