Race Matters
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Small Town Horror Story: The Firefighters Who Left Two Boys To Die
In May of 2022, two firefighters, made false reports claiming to have checked for survivors.
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Small Town Horror Story: Roberta Elder, The Black Woman Serial Killer
Reverend William Elder died after eating a snack of bananas and cheese. A year later, his daughter died. The year after, another one died.
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Accused by “Lovely Bones” Author of Rape and Wrongfully Convicted, He Is Now Owed $5.5 Million
After spending 16 years in prison, Anthony Broadwater was awarded a multi-million dollar settlement.
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Shameful: ‘Ruby Bridges’ Film Banned From School Because White Parents Feeling Some Kind of Way
The movie had been part of the Pinellas County Black History Month curriculum for years.
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Small Town Horror Story: The Framing of the Scottsboro Boys
Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," was inspired by the arrest of these nine Black boys in Alabama.
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Racists Bust the Windows of a Black Girl’s Business and Then It Got Uglier
Angel Pittman had to raise money to repair her mobile hair salons.
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Small Town Horror Story: The Killing of Trayvon Martin
One day 17-year-old Trayvon Martin went to the convenience store. His simple trip down the street was cut short by a vigilante.
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Black Teen Spotted with His White Grandmother Suspected of Robbery
The man filed a civil rights suit against the responding Wauwatosa officer.
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San Francisco Leaders Express Support for $5 Million in Reparation Payments
The plan is the most sweeping and comprehensive plan to address reparations in the nation.
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U.S. Government is Looking to Update Racial and Ethnic Categories
Among the changes, the government is considering removing racial/ethnic descriptors that have been outdated for decades