Race Matters
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U.S. Army Makes Historical Move in Nation’s Largest Murder Trial
The Army overturned the convictions of 110 Black soldiers accused in the Camp Logan race riot.
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Small Town Horror Story: The Wrongful Rape Conviction of Anthony Broadwater
Alice Sebold, a white woman, was raped in a park near the campus of Syracuse University. She accused an innocent young Black man of the crime.
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Central Park Karen Claimed She Was “In Fear of Her Life” When Approached by Birdwatcher
Amy Cooper wrote an opinion piece explaining “her side” of the viral Central Park incident.
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Reparations for Black People Across the World? This United Nations Body Thinks So
In its first report, the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent thinks reparations for Black people are “a cornerstone of justice in the 21st century.”
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Why Ta-Nehisi Coates Was Afraid to Speak Up in Support of Palestine
“There’s no way for me, as an African American, to come back and stand before you, to witness segregation and not say anything about it,” said Coates.
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A Black Tiktoker Went Viral after Retelling A Horrifying Confession He Heard From an Aging White Ex-Firefighter
An ex-firefighter told a Black TikToker he used to leave Black people to die in burning homes.