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10-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed and Arrested for ‘Offensive’ Drawing of Her School Bully
The ACLU claims the girl was handcuffed with excessive force in front of her classmates and officers wouldn’t let her speak to her mother.
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Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Were Taken and Used in Scientific Breakthroughs, Receives Posthumous Award
While Henrietta Lacks was being treated for cervical cancer, researchers took biopsies without her consent and created the first ‘immortal’ cell line.
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Civil Rights Activist and Historian Timuel Black Dies at 102
Black worked with many activists including Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr., who would become a close confidante.
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Baltimore County to Pay $6.5 Million to Family of Unarmed Man Killed by Officer
Eric Sopp was shot and killed by Baltimore Officer Gregory Page during a mental health crisis in 2019. Sopp’s mother only called 911 to get her son help.
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Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Unveiled in Florida Before a Permanent Stay in the U.S. Capitol
The statue will be the first to honor a Black person in the U.S. Capitol Building’s National Statuary Hall.
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Black Students in Georgia Suspended After Planning Protest Against Racism
Black, white and Hispanic students were planning to go to the protest, but student organizers say that only Black children were suspended.
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Indianapolis Officer Charged With 2 Felonies for Kicking a Handcuffed Black Man in the Head
Sgt. Eric Huxley is also facing a federal investigation for his actions during the arrest of Jermaine Vaughn last month.
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Des Moines Protester Found Guilty of Theft for Taking a Minneapolis Police Flyer
The flyer contained photos of protesters who Minneapolis police suspected of vandalizing a squad car at a George Floyd demonstration last year.
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Connecticut Tobacco Field Where Martin Luther King Jr. Worked Will Be Named a Historical Site
Martin Luther King Jr. worked at Meadowood to help pay for his college tuition.
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No Charges for U.S. Marshals Task Force Members Who Shot Winston Smith Jr.
A witness in the car says that Smith pulled out his phone to record the confrontation with the U.S. Marshals when he was shot.
