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California Task Force on Reparations Votes to Limit Compensation to Descendants of Slaves [UPDATED]
State compensation will only go to descendants of free and enslaved Black people in the U.S. in the 19th century.
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246 Years Later, Lynching Is Finally A Federal Hate Crime
President Joe Biden signs anti-lynching act named for slain Emmett Till.
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Black Candidates More Likely to be Dismissed from Maryland National Guard School
About 40 percent of Black candidates were dismissed from Maryland Army National Guard's Officer Candidate School.
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Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Tackle Racism in Home Appraisals
Unjustly low appraisals cost Black homeowners millions in equity every year
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Ohio Woman Charged for Sending Racist and Threatening Messages to Michigan Lawmakers
One of the threats included 'you won't see the bullet coming.'
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Bank in Arizona Calls Police on Black Man Trying to Cash Check from a Boat Sale
The manager of the bank told the police the heck was fake but later said the authenticity of the check was ‘inconclusive.’