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Maryland Launches ‘Emmett Till Alerts’ to Signal Hate Crimes

It’s intended to work the same as an Amber Alert but with categories to describe the severity of the crime.

Kalyn Womack

8/23/22 3:04PM

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Italian Police Predictably Deny That Race Played A Role In Killing Of Nigerian Immigrant

The brutal murder of Alika Ogorchukwu was recorded by bystanders who refused to intervene.

Candace McDuffie

8/08/22 2:30PM

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New <i>Dateline</i> Special Investigates 2018 Murder of Anton Black

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New Dateline Special Investigates 2018 Murder of Anton Black

What Happened to Anton Black? takes a deep dive into the circumstances surrounding the death of an unarmed Black man.

Angela Johnson

8/05/22 11:20AM

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Black People are Hard to Find in Boulder County, But Not in the Criminal Justice System

A study by the Vera Institute found Blacks in the county are more likely to be charged with crimes than any other…

Angela Johnson

7/28/22 9:59AM

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Billy Porter Discovers Police Fatally Shot his Great Grandfather

On Sunday's season premiere of NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? the actor uncovered the harrowing story.

Candace McDuffie

7/11/22 4:21PM

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White Mass Shooters who police Allowed to Live to See Another Day. Part 2

To discuss further how Black crime suspects are treated differently, let's look at how mass shooters like Peyton…

Kalyn Womack

7/08/22 5:00PM

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Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sets Inaugural Social Justice Summit for This Summer

Spearheaded by the label's philanthropic arm United Justice Coalition, the convention is set to take place this July.

Shanelle Genai

5/12/22 1:00PM

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Laquan McDonald’s Killer, Already Released Early, Won’t Face Federal Charges Either

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke is a perfect example of how convicted killer cops can still evade…

Adriano Contreras

4/20/22 11:41AM

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Mayor Adams NYC Subway Safety Plan May Disproportionately Affect People of Color

Black and Latinx people make up most of New York's homeless population. The new safety plan may jeopardize their…

Kalyn Womack

3/11/22 10:55AM

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Father & Son McMichael Go to Trial for Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Killing

Gregory and Travis McMichael will now go to trial for federal hate crime charges along with their neighbor William…

Rachel Pilgrim

2/04/22 7:50PM

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74-Year-Old Black Woman Exonerated for the Murder of Her Niece After Spending 27 Years in Prison

Joyce Watkins and her then boyfriend were convicted of rape and murder in 1987

Noah A. McGee

1/18/22 12:00PM

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Georgia Deputy Headed to Unemployment Over Ahmaud Arbery Comments

The Houston County cop is getting canned for disgusting remarks on Facebook

Keith Reed

1/13/22 5:30PM

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Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Are Going to Prison For a Long Time

Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael along with William "Roddie" Bryan are sentenced

Rachel Pilgrim

1/07/22 3:21PM

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Louisiana Governor Pardons Plessy, 125 Years After ‘Separate But Equal’ Ruling in Plessy v Ferguson

30-year-old mixed race shoemaker, Homer Plessy, was arrested for sitting on a whites only train car in 1897. The…

Rachel Pilgrim

1/05/22 2:22PM

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Wrongfully Accused: The Exoneration of Black People

Experts explain why we 're seeing so many high-profile exonerations of Black people in the United States during the…

Noah A. McGee

12/31/21 1:00PM

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Black Man in Georgia Exonerated After Spending 23 Years in Prison For Wrongful Conviction

Devonia Inman was sentenced to life without parole for the 1998 murder of a Taco Bell night manager in Adel, Georgia

Noah A. McGee

12/28/21 10:17AM

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The ACLU of Vermont Accuses School of Failing to Protect Black Student From Racial Harassment

The student was the only Black person in her grade and endured racial harassment, bullying and threats of violence,…

Noah A. McGee

12/23/21 5:30PM

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Oklahoma city councilman makes racist comment in meeting on racist policing

HIs comments suggest Black people are inherently more violent than whites

Keith Reed

12/20/21 6:00PM

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Civil Rights Champion Claudette Colvin Sees Her Juvenile Record Expunged 66 Years After Arrest Over Bus Seat

"The hardship and intimidation that took place in those years and the reason I took a stand to defy the segregated…

Murjani Rawls

12/16/21 6:00PM

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Happy New Year: Ahmaud Arbery's Killers To Be Sentenced Jan. 7

That life sentence hits different when it's cold outside

Keith Reed

12/14/21 4:30PM

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