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Democrat Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Help Black WWII Veterans and Their Families Get Denied GI Bill Benefits
When Black World War II veterans returned home, racism and discrimination stopped them from equal access to financial and social assistance.
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Caught on Video, Tennessee Pastor Tackles and Disarms Gunman in Church Service
The gunman told police that all churches and schools need to be shot up.
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Republican Congressman (Whose Family Hates Him) Tweets Anime Video of Him Killing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) thought it would be funny to retweet an animated video of him killing AOC because women aren't protected in America.
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Minneapolis Residents Vote Against Proposal to Replace Police Department
A movement to abolish the police was spurred by George Floyd's death in Minneapolis last year.
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Washington State BLM Demands the Resignation of County Sheriff Over Confrontation with Black Newspaper Carrier
The state's BLM chapter described the actions of Sheriff Ed Troyer, who is charged with falsely claiming Sedrick Altheimer threatened his life, as 'malicious.'
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Rosa Parks Got the Glory. Claudette Colvin Just Wants Her Record Expunged
Colvin was 15 when she refused to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery, Ala. bus in 1955, nine months before Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.
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One of the Nation’s Oldest Black Churches Uncovered in Williamsburg, Virginia
First Baptist Church was torn down to make space for a parking lot in 1956.
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10 Black Female Officers Accuse DC Police of Racial and Sexual Discrimination in Class-Action Lawsuit
One plaintiff said a fellow officer on the Metropolitan Police force took out his penis and urinated in a bottle in front of her, according to the lawsuit.