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Corey Paul, a hip-hop artist and friend of George Floyd's, recalls how Floyd welcomed him and others from Resurrection Houston into the Third Ward as visitors and generously paved the way as a generous community member.
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The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases has officially topped 2 million as states continue to ease stay-at-home orders and reopen their economies and more than a dozen see a surge in new infections.
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Many observers have been shocked by the extreme brutality with which police departments have responded to the mostly peaceful protests. Activist Tamika Mallory says the militarized police response is not a new development.
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Smith says "8 to Abolition," in contrast to "8 Can't Wait," is a set of "actionable items that you can do that strike at the heart of policing. It reduces points of contact with police."
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Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Liberation and Day to Remember 'Horrific System That Was Slavery'
June 19 is Juneteenth, celebrating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in the United States learned they had been freed from bondage.
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The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Thursday when it ruled the government can fast-track deportations of asylum seekers without first allowing them to fight for their cases in front of a judge.
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The growing controversy over police use of facial recognition technology has accelerated after a Black man in Michigan revealed he was wrongfully arrested because of the technology.
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In a historic vote, the Mississippi state Legislature passed a bill to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag, making it the last state to do so.
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ICE Threatens to Deport or Bar International Students If Schools Move Classes Online Due to Pandemic
As President Trump pressures states to reopen schools in the fall despite an alarming surge in new coronavirus cases, ICE says international students studying at U.S. universities could face deportation if their schools switch to online-only courses.
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The U.S. Army says it has a suspect in custody in connection with the disappearance of Vanessa Guillén, a missing 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier whose family says her remains were likely found in a shallow grave near the Texas Army base.
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As a surge of a progressive candidates of color see victories in Democratic primaries across the country, "Democracy Now!" speaks with former Bronx middle school principal Jamaal Bowman about his upset victory over New York Congressmember Eliot Engel.
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In his eulogy at the funeral service for Congressmember John Lewis, President Barack Obama said expanded voting rights would be the greatest way to honor the civil rights icon’s legacy.
