united states
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Arizona Prison Accused of Inducing Prisoners Against Their Will
Three women say they were induced against their will while incarcerated at at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona, according to news reports.
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A Lynching Victim’s Descendant Makes History in Michigan Supreme Court
Kyra Harris Bolden is the first Black woman justice on the state’s high court.
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![Family of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley “Overjoyed” Over Congressional Gold Medal [UPDATE]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29131209/a04ff1df41e9a4ac2da4a4d4c7493f29-300x198.jpg)
Family of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley “Overjoyed” Over Congressional Gold Medal [UPDATE]
The House unanimously voted on Wednesday to award both Emmett Till and his mother and activist Mamie Till-Mobley with the congressional gold medal.
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Atatiana Jefferson’s Killer Gets Sentenced to 11 Years Prison
The jury gave him a lighter punishment than the life sentence he could have received.
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Rev. William Barber To Lead Yale’s New Center for Theology and Public Policy
“I’m excited to move from…pastoral work with the congregation, to, in a sense, pastoring the movement with this center,” Rev. Barber tells The Root.
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NYC Keeps Trying to Right Its Wrongs Against the Central Park Five
The gate at the northern end of the park will be now be called “Gate of the Exonerated” in honor of the five Black and Latino men who were wrongfully convicted.
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Brittney Griner Is the 1st Black Woman America Thought Was Important Enough To Rescue
It took 10 months, but the #FreeBG movement finally has its prize.
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Neighbor Who Called 911 to Atatiana Jefferson’s House Testifies
The call was not registered as a “welfare check” as the neighbor intended.
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![No Black Jurors Selected in Aaron Dean Murder Trial [Update]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29130952/4271341f9defa2836e94e8e019445575-300x209.jpg)
No Black Jurors Selected in Aaron Dean Murder Trial [Update]
Atatiana Jefferson’s 11-year-old nephew testified at the officer’s trial.