violence
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Florida Man Becomes First Person Sentenced on Felony Charges for Role in Capitol Riot
Paul Allard Hodgkins was sentenced to only 8 months, further proving whiteness always protects whiteness.
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Capitol Rioter Who Joined White Supremacist Gang While in Prison for Attempted Murder Sentenced to Time Served
Every day, we see more evidence that America isn't taking the attack on the U.S. Capitol very seriously.
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Phylicia Rashad Apologizes to Howard Students and Parents for 'Insensitive' Cosby Tweet
The actor and dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts was roundly criticized for celebrating her on-screen husband's early release from prison.
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Bill Cosby Celebrates Technicality-Based Prison Release; Howard University and Janet Hubert Respond to Phylicia Rashad
Cosby says he always maintained his innocence, Howard University denounces Rashad's insensitive comments and Hubert calls out Rashad.
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Gov. Greg Abbott Makes Texas a ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary State’ by Legalizing Carry of Handguns Without License or Training
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training after Sept. 1. So y'all vacationing in Texas this fall or nah?
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'This Movement Is a Place for You': Fatima Goss Graves on Creating Space for Black Survivors With We, As Ourselves
As Black History Month segued into Women’s History Month this year, a new platform emerged, centered solely on the vulnerable intersection of those two identities: We, As Ourselves was launched to center Black female and femme survivors of sexual violence and compel a culture in which they can be heard and supported. As explained in…
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‘We Can’t Wait’: Tarana Burke on Why the We, As Ourselves Campaign Is a Crucial Centering of Black Survivors
The 'me too' founder shares how her movement's original mission has found new life in joint partnership with Fatima Goss-Graves and Monifa Bandele.
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Video Of Ex-Army Ranger Training Cops How To Kill Resurfaces
We already know that cops are state-sanctioned killers who get away with murdering people all of the time. They are basically gangs, but with the legal power to prey on whomever they choose, and when they face public scrutiny their police unions provide legal cover to beat the charges. Accountability was handed down this week…
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At Least 6 Mass Shootings Occurred This Weekend
Another bloody weekend in America has renewed calls for gun reform out of Washington, after at least six mass shootings took place over a four-day span, starting Thursday night. It started in Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday at a FedEx facility where eight people were killed in a mass shooting. Four of the victims were Sikhs. It…
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10 Dead in Boulder, Colo. Mass Shooting in a Continuation of a Very American Epidemic [Updated]
As we begin to cautiously hope for the winding down of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, we are also beginning to see the resurgence of another fatal sickness ailing America. Ten people were shot dead on Monday afternoon in a mass attack led by an unnamed suspect in a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., reports USA…