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  • 3 Men Plea Guilty to Plotting to Disrupt Power Grid and Trigger Race War

    Three men, after claiming innocence, have pled guilty to planning an attack on power grids to trigger national unrest in a white supremacist scheme.

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    Kalyn Womack






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    February 24, 2022
  • Minneapolis Park Officer Pulls Gun on Black Woman after Seeing Her Gun License

    The officer drew his gun on Jenice Hodge during a traffic stop within 60 second of approaching her.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 24, 2022
  • Dominican Republic Begins Building Border Wall with Haiti

    Dominican Republic Begins Building Border Wall with Haiti

    President Luis Abinader says the wall will stop irregular migration of Haitians and put an end to weapon and drug smuggling.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 24, 2022
  • Texas Police Chief Accused of Using N-Word Amidst Murder Investigation

    Castroville Police Chief Jackson has been placed on leave as his use of racial slurs against a murder victim are being investigated.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 24, 2022
  • Judge Overturns Conviction of Florida Cop Who Shot Autistic Man’s Caretaker

    Jonathan Aledda’s misdemeanor charge from the 2016 shooting of Charles Kinsey has been overturned by the appeals court due to a missing testimony.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 23, 2022
  • New Assessment for Texas Teachers May Threaten Diversity in the Classroom

    A new assessment for prospective teachers in Texas has shown disparities in how well Black candidates perform versus white candidates.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 23, 2022
  • Oregon Man Charged for Killing and Injuring of Amir Locke Demonstrators

    Oregon Man Charged for Killing and Injuring of Amir Locke Demonstrators

    Benjamin Smith, 43, killed one demonstrator and injured five while they protested against the death of Amir Locke in a Portland park.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 23, 2022
  • Kamala Harris Mocked after Echoing Concern for Ukraine-Russia Tensions

    Republicans and conservatives weren’t impressed with Vice President Harris’ remarks following her trip to Germany to warn European allies of a Russian invasion.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 23, 2022
  • National Geographic Features First Black Woman Explorer on Cover as She Dives Deep to Uncover Sunken Slave Ships

    Tara Roberts quit her job as magazine editor to search the ocean floor and document the wreckage of slave ships, learning about her own history along the way.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 23, 2022
  • Updated: NJ Teen Speaks Out after Police Break up Mall Fight, Arresting Black Teen

    The other teenager involved voiced his concerns about racial bias being involved in the arrest of the Black teenager, Kye.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    February 23, 2022
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