The proof is in the pudding, as they say. In this case, the pudding was very distinctly mixed up by Donald Trump with a nice little hand from Mitch McConnell. Thanks to them, the “justice” system in this country has been remarkably politicized.
The Civil Rights Movement did have its shortcomings, it did not fail because we successfully carried the torch a significant distance down Freedom Road. Now, we hand off to the next generation, and all the generations of freedom fighters to come.
Tennessee, Montana and Oklahoma are the latest states to pass anti-protest laws. Other bills in Iowa, Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio have progressed in the last two months.
This year marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, where roughly 300 people — predominantly Black people — were killed; Black churches, schools and businesses were burned to the ground, and the homes of Black people were looted.
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How many Black people have to be killed by police before politicians realize that expensive reforms don’t work? Like so many Black Americans, Wright justifiably feared police interactions. The Black fear of police is grounded in provable police bias.
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Before he became a symbol in the fight for racial justice, friends say Floyd was a ‘gentle giant’ who sought a fresh start
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