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Protests, Chaos in Kenosha Following Police Shooting of Jacob Blake; Father Says Blake Is Paralyzed From Waist Down
As 29-year-old Jacob Blake lay in an intensive-care unit Monday night, protesters took to the streets around the country with his name on their lips, a new addition to a seemingly endless list of victims of police brutality. In Kenosha, Wis., where Blake was shot by local police on Sunday, the rage became explosive, with buildings…
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'A Beautiful Life': Vanity Fair Unveils Breonna Taylor Cover for Justice-Themed September Issue
Vanity Fair revealed the cover of its special September issue on Monday morning, unveiling a portrait of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor painted by artist Amy Sherald. The stunning image of the Louisville emergency medical technician, who was shot and killed in March after police ambushed her in her apartment in a “botched” raid, marks the second…
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Wisconsin Officers Shoot Black Man Multiple Times in the Back; Curfew Imposed as Police Clash With Protesters
Protests broke out across Kenosha, Wis., Sunday night after police officers shot a Black man at least seven times in the back earlier that evening. Though the man, identified by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers as Jacob Blake, survived the shooting, he remained in serious condition as of Monday morning. The confrontation began around 5 p.m.…
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Portland’s Wall of Moms Called Out for Not Protecting Black Women, Co-opting BLM Protests
Since taking part in massive protests in Portland, Ore., in recent weeks, the Wall of Moms quickly became a staple of the downtown demonstrations and the subject of much media fascination. But the mostly white group of mothers has been accused of “anti-Blackness” by another local group led by Black organizers, who say the Wall…
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City of Tulsa Will Remove BLM Mural After Local Republican Party Chairman Asks to Paint Pro-Police Message
The city of Tulsa has ordered that a Black Lives Matter mural, painted on a street in the district where the Black Wall Street massacre happened nearly 100 years ago, be painted over. The Wednesday night decision came after chairman of the Tulsa Republican Party, Bob Jack, emailed his city councilor last week, stating interest…
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St. Louis County Prosecutor, Who Campaigned on Criminal Justice Reform, Will Not Charge Darren Wilson in Mike Brown’s Death
Wesley Bell, St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, announced Thursday that his office would not bring charges against Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson, Mo., police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Mike Brown in 2014. “Although this case represents one of the most significant moments in St. Louis’s history, the question to this office is a…
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Confederate Dunce: Alabama Lawmaker Who Honored KKK Grand Wizard Instead of John Lewis Resigns—as Pastor
It takes a staunch commitment to racist foolishness to celebrate the life of a Confederate general and Klan figurehead in 2020. To do so on the very same weekend, in the very same city that civil rights icon John Lewis was being honored? How much harder can you stan Jim Crow? But that is exactly…
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Oprah Magazine Pays Tribute to Breonna Taylor With Solo Cover: ‘We Can’t Be Silent.’
For the past 20 years, the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine has served as a glossy, aspirational testimonial to the powers of manifestation: reading lists and reviews, career hacks, advice dispelled by all manner of gurus and girlbosses. And always, there was Oprah herself: beaming, often stately, always joyous. Until now. Oprah Winfrey announced…
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Black Women Would Earn Nearly $1 Million More Over Their Lifetimes If They Were Paid the Same as White Men
For anyone familiar with the racial or gender pay gaps, it ought to be a familiar statistic: a typical Black woman will make 62 cents for every dollar a white man makes. That gap has necessitated its own awareness day: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, set to take place this year on Aug. 13. The…
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NYPD Uses Unmarked Van to Grab Protester Off the Street: ‘It Was Like a Kidnapping’ [UPDATED]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had to answer for the NYPD again on Wednesday morning, after a viral video showed officers in an unmarked van, some of whom were in plainclothes, grabbing a young protester off a Manhattan street on Tuesday evening. The video instantly recalled reports coming from Portland, Ore., where federal…
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