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Closing Rikers: 18th Jail Death Leads to 18-hour Protest

Activists want change after a recent spate of inmate deaths at Riker’s Island, New York’s main prison complex.

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Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where it was on the ballot

Residents of several states recently voted on prison labor measures, ultimately deciding whether modern slavery would remain legal.

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76ers’ Doc Rivers merges Black history lessons into camp

Doc Rivers isn’t just an NBA coach. He’s a passionate social activist with a vendetta against racial injustice.

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Black August uplifted as alternative Black History Month

For over 40 years, some Black Americas have celebrated “Black August” in recognition of Black Panther George Jackson’s fight for freedom.

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California Senate rejects involuntary servitude amendment

California courts dealt a blow to those hoping to increase compensation to inmates for the jobs they perform, a form of indentured servitude.

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How a white mob lynched a Black man, destroyed a city – and got away with it

The lynching of Will Brown is one of the many riots and massacres of Blacks by whites that took place in and around the “Red Summer” of 1919. This one was meticulously documented in words and photos. It was also witnessed by 14-year-old Henry Fonda, who would become a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. A commemoration of the lynching and placement of a marker on Brown’s grave was held in Omaha in 2019, on the hundredth anniversary of this episode of racial terror.

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Madeleine L’Engle’s Private Correspondence With Ahmad Rahman

When Ron Irwin and Madeleine L’Engle became pen pals, neither knew how their correspondence would change both of their lives.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – ‘Kettling’ of demonstrators at protest could end up costing taxpayers millions

protesters take a knee in front of NYPD police line

An international organization whose work advocating for refugees, political prisoners and victims of violence worldwide said Wednesday the NYPD intentionally and illegally carried out a massive attack on peaceful protesters. The event could end up costing taxpayers big time.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Felony charges against BLM protesters are ‘suppression tactic’, experts say

Derek Ingram protesting

Rights groups say prosecutors are trying to quash anti-racism protests with excessive charges threatening long prison terms.

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How African Americans Changed the Meaning of the Civil War

Actions by Black folk changed the meaning of the Civil War, turning it from a war to preserve a white government into a war to destroy the institution of slavery.

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