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Cops Tied to Breonna Taylor’s Death Arrested and Charged

Federal law enforcement have officially charged former Louisville police officers who were involved in the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor.

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American As Violence

The violence enacted and experienced by Americans is nothing new. It’s thoroughly embedded in the culture, but we can move on from it.

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Students of color push back on calls for police in schools

While some people call for more cops in school after the Uvalde shooting, students of color argue this won’t make them safer in school.

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These Black candidates are aiming to make Black history in 2022 midterm elections

The 2022 midterm elections are officially underway as early voting kicked off in Texas on Monday. Lee Merritt, Cheri Beasley, Anthony Brown, and Malcolm Kenyatta are all set to make Black history if successful.

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Texas governor considers George Floyd pardon for 2004 conviction

By Associated Press, via The Grio Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to decide if he will issue the posthumous pardon. Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov.…

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DOJ Announces New Limits on Chokeholds and No-Knock Warrants

By Rachel Pilgrim, TheRoot.com The agency acknowledged that the tactics lead to unnecessary deaths but doesn’t outright ban them in the new directive. In the past year, the calls to end…

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – A Timeline of What Has Happened in the Year Since George Floyd’s Death

The country has both struggled to confront its history of racial division while continuing to succumb to it. Here’s a look back at all that has transpired since the killing of Mr. Floyd.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – George Floyd’s Family Meets With Biden Amid Negotiations Over Police Reform Bill

President Biden lauded the courage of George Floyd’s family after meeting with them on the first anniversary of his murder by a Minneapolis police officer, a killing that launched protests and calls for police reform nationwide.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – The fight to whitewash US history: ‘A drop of poison is all you need’

At least 15 states are trying to ban schools from teaching critical race theory and the 1619 Project. The reactionary movement stretches back to the 1920s and the KKK.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! -‘I allowed myself to feel guilty for a very long time’: the teenage cashier who took George Floyd’s $20

A year ago, Christopher Martin took an allegedly counterfeit bill. The police were called, and shortly after, Floyd would be dead.

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