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Lawmakers have been trying to pass reparation bills for descendants of slaves. Here’s why it’s taken so long – and how it might work.
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is calling for an investigation after Florida police ruled the death of a Black man found hanging from
Black Attorney Told “He Wasn’t A Lawyer” Based on His Way of Dress Then Tased at Court
Attorney, Jaaye Person-Lynn (Courtesy Photo)
Bailiff tased and cuffed Person-Lynn in the middle of a verbal dispute.
When a lawyer enters the courtroom, they are supposed to be treated with respect. There is
Apreala videotaped some of the exchange, which was posted by a woman on Facebook, and later rocketed across the Internet.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts announced it was representing Apreala and investigating the encounter.
“This incident raises serious constitutional questions and is disturbing on a human level,” attorney
A video showing federal agents stopping a Black male jogger in Boston has sparked outrage from the city’s mayor and lawmakers.
Bena Apreala told NBC Boston that he started recording when he was stopped by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents while jogging in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Elected officials in Massachusetts are demanding an investigation after a Black man was stopped Tuesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while on a run in Boston.
Bena Apreala, 29, told WBUR he was running a few miles from his home when two SUVs with tinted windows approached him.
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Microsoft revealed it was being probed by the U.S. Department of Labor over its pledge from earlier this year to bolster Black leadership at the tech behemoth.
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The inquiry from the
A lawyer representing the family of a Black man who was killed by police over the weekend said the former college football player was trying to stop a domestic assault at a gas station in northeast Texas when cops shot him to death.
Police have not released any details of
On a crisp, sunny Sunday morning, Tope Fajinbesi and her husband, Niyi Balogun, do steady business at their produce stand in the District of Columbia, selling green beans, sweet potato greens, encore lettuce, sage, mint leaf basil and tomatoes.
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The couple grow their produce in Brookeville, Maryland, about
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, is alleging in
CLAIM: Demetrius Griffin Jr., a Black teenager in Chicago, was killed in 2016 by “other Black kids” who burned him to death because he “refused to join their gang.”
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Griffin’s death remains an open investigation, according to Chicago police. There are no suspects at this time.
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NBA star and Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James is aiming to recruit volunteers to help at polls in Black electoral districts within cities like Houston and San Antonio through his voting rights organization More Than A Vote.
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Five cops have resigned after they were investigated over the death of a Black man who died after experiencing a medical emergency in police custody in January, authorities said Thursday
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg cops — four officers and a sergeant — allegedly failed to seek immediate medical attention for Harold Easter,
California is now the first state to adopt a law requiring the research and study of how to provide reparations to Black residents and slave descendants.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law on Wednesday after it received bipartisan support. The law creates a task force focused on
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