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“Till” Director Chinonye Chukwu Hopes The Film Will Inspire Change
The Root spoke to director, Chinonye Chukwu about her film, Till, based on the tragic story of Emmett Till’s death and his mother, Mamie’s heroic activism.
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George Floyd’s Posthumous Pardon Bid Denied By Texas Parole Board
The Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles had previously voted to give George Floyd a full pardon for a 2004 drug conviction.
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Pennsylvania About to Pardon Non-Violent Marijuana Offenses
The governor estimates thousands of people will be eligible to request a pardon.
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Pardoned Chicago Man Who Spent 7 Years in Prison Reaches $7.5 Million Settlement
His attorney reached a settlement with the city of Elkhart, Indiana.
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Biden Pardons Black Secret Service Agent Who Guarded JFK
Abraham Bolden is among 78 pardons and commutations issued today
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Texas Pardons Board Recommends Posthumous Pardon for George Floyd in Drug Conviction
Former officer Gerald Goines, who was caught manufacturing confidential informants in a 2004 sting operation, arrested George Floyd for selling crack cocaine.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Pardons White Couple Who Brandished Guns at Protesters, but an Innocent Black Man Imprisoned for More Than 4 Decades Is Not a ‘Priority’
The governor lived up to his vow to pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey. But Kevin Strickland will have to continue to wait.
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BAFTAs 2021: Radha Blank, Alfre Woodard, Dominique Fishback Among the Nominees
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced its nominees for the 2021 season and in a complete 180 from last year, the nominees are diverse as hell! Whether BAFTA has finally become ready to fully acknowledge the vast array of superb talent that exists or it has just grown weary of the…
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Capitol Terrorists Seek Trump Pardons, Some Already Freed from Jail
It’ll be worth watching the process of American justice as it is applied to the mostly white insurrectionists who took over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with threats to hurt and hang elected government representatives. Already, some of them have indicated that they expect special treatment—like wanting to be served organic food while in…