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1 day ago

Rethink the Police

Many critiques of 'defund the police' stemmed from a misunderstanding that it implied total abolition, while proponents advocated for resource reallocation to community services.
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#gentrification
fromTruthout
2 days ago
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Hundreds of Black Neighborhoods Across the US Have Disappeared. What Happened?

fromTruthout
2 days ago
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Hundreds of Black Neighborhoods Across the US Have Disappeared. What Happened?

#racism
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago
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Jamaal Bowman Claims Black People Have Higher Rates of Heart Disease and Cancer Because of Being Called the N-Word'

fromwww.ocregister.com
5 days ago
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After D.A.'s objection, California man convicted of hate crime will face harsher sentence

Mayfield faces a maximum sentence of 38 years to life after being resentenced for threatening a pregnant Black woman.
His initial sentencing was deemed an abuse of discretion.
fromBoston.com
5 days ago
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2 Mass. town employees resign, 1 reinstated after racist language used at high school graduation, town says

Two Lynnfield employees resigned over racist remarks, while a third who tried to defuse the situation was reinstated.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago
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Jamaal Bowman Claims Black People Have Higher Rates of Heart Disease and Cancer Because of Being Called the N-Word'

fromBoston.com
5 days ago
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2 Mass. town employees resign, 1 reinstated after racist language used at high school graduation, town says

fromMiami Herald
4 days ago

44 percent: Miami muralist, TPS in limbo for Haitian immigrants

"Parker's work reflects on Black identity and liberation, showing how embracing one's gifts can lead to empowerment and community impact."
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#music
fromESPN.com
5 days ago

SB LIX performer arrested for halftime protest

"In coordination with the National Football League, troopers learned that Nantambu had permission to be on the field during the performance, but did not have permission to demonstrate as he did."
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fromThe Oaklandside
4 days ago

Officers who cover their faces could be criminally charged under California bill

"We are seeing more and more law enforcement officers, particularly at the federal level, covering their faces entirely, not identifying themselves at all..."
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#law-enforcement
#racial-profiling
#bsod
#biden-administration
#protests
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Self-proclaimed skinhead convicted of threatening pregnant Black woman faces at least 38 years in prison

I hope that no one else ever has to feel the absolute blood-chilling terror this young mother described as she had to run for her life, and the life of her baby, not because of what she did, but because of the color of her skin.
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#israeli-settlers
fromeuronews
4 days ago
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Three Palestinians killed in West Bank in clashes with Jewish settlers

fromeuronews
4 days ago
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Three Palestinians killed in West Bank in clashes with Jewish settlers

#supreme-court
fromTruthout
6 days ago
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3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion "Dobbs" Ruling Are Apparent to All

fromTruthout
6 days ago
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3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion "Dobbs" Ruling Are Apparent to All

fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

Ecuador arrests its most wanted criminal, the drug lord known as Fito'

"Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, aka Fito, leader of the Los Choneros criminal organization, was recaptured after a 17-month manhunt that exposed Ecuador's prison vulnerabilities."
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#mental-health
fromStreetsblog
6 days ago
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New Report Explores The Challenges - and Joys - Of Being Black in Public - Streetsblog USA

fromStreetsblog
6 days ago
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New Report Explores The Challenges - and Joys - Of Being Black in Public - Streetsblog USA

fromThe Washington Post
5 days ago

Dynamite outside a synagogue: civil rights stories imperiled by federal cuts

"We're trying to document the extraordinary things ordinary people have done. What do you think happens when our elders don't have a chance to share those stories?"
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fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
5 days ago

Ada's life and dreams were stolen after she was killed by a drug-impaired driver'

This senseless act, rooted in driver negligence and systemic failures, ignited our unyielding fight to ensure a safer future for all.
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fromThe Daily Beast
5 days ago

Laura Loomer Calls for Boycott of the Republican Party

"The entire GOP is putting our national security at risk by not designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist org and by not cracking down on Islamic immigrants running for office in the U.S...."
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#immigration
fromTruthout
1 week ago
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After 104 Days in Prison, Mahmoud Khalil Marches Back to Columbia University

fromTruthout
1 week ago
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After 104 Days in Prison, Mahmoud Khalil Marches Back to Columbia University

#israel
fromTruthout
5 days ago
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Rights Group: Israel Threatening Expulsion for Palestinian Villages Filmed in "No Other Land"

fromTruthout
5 days ago
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Rights Group: Israel Threatening Expulsion for Palestinian Villages Filmed in "No Other Land"

fromABC7 San Francisco
6 days ago

Former Antioch police officer sentenced to 7 years for K9 attack, fraud

Amiri's sentencing reflects the judicial system's response to police misconduct. The judge exceeded expectations, recognizing a need to hold officers accountable for their actions.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Who are JNIM, the jihadist ghost enemy' gaining momentum in the Sahel?

The recent success of the JNIM may be less a result of its own strength than the weakness of its opponents, marked by grinding poverty and instability.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Death toll from rain-fuelled landslide in Colombia rises to 11

Authorities are continuing the emergency and rescue work in Bello, where 11 people have been confirmed killed, 15 are still missing, and over 1,500 residents are in shelters.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Gunmen kill 11 at religious festival in Mexico's Guanajuato state

"It was chaos. People put the wounded into their cars and rushed to hospital to try to save them," a witness said.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago
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Zack de la Rocha Promotes Anti-ICE Merch Line

Zack de la Rocha collaborates with Born X Raised to create anti-ICE merchandise, donating profits to support immigrant rights.
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

I Quit the DOJ's "Crown Jewel" Along With 70 Percent of My Peers. Here's Why.

The division has undergone an aggressive and illegal purge strategically executed to drain its talent and its power to protect Americans' most fundamental rights.
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#police-brutality
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
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GoFundMe for Father of 3 Marine Sons Arrested, Punched by Masked Border Patrol Agents Raises Nearly $90K

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
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GoFundMe for Father of 3 Marine Sons Arrested, Punched by Masked Border Patrol Agents Raises Nearly $90K

fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Roxbury Library renamed for city's first Black woman TV reporter

"As a Roxbury native, and a BPS graduate she would be pleased and humbled by this honor. Mom was committed to this branch," said Klare Shaw, Sarah-Ann's daughter.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Extreme Violence Without Genocide

South Africa's current situation has paradoxically been branded by Trump as the 'opposite of apartheid', suggesting a false narrative of victimization for white farmers.
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fromCbsnews
1 week ago

Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia University campus, says his fight for Palestinians is just beginning

"Well, well, here I am. Here I am with you. I'm grateful to be standing freely next to you all. I'm grateful to my wife, Noor, whose support, love and tears have kept me upright. I'm grateful to every single person who stood by me during this time."
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fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Karen Read special prosecutor Hank Brennan breaks silence on verdict

"I am disappointed in the verdict and the fact that we could not achieve justice for John O'Keefe and his family," Brennan said Monday.
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#simone-biles
#public-safety
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Someone Died While Filming MrBeast's New Video

Though his obituary notes that the "renowned world-traveler and unabashed bon vivant" died in February, his cause of death has not been publicly available.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Police say a man opened fire outside a church before staff fatally shot him

We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church's staff members, who undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a large-scale mass shooting.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trump is terrified of Black culture. But not for the reasons you think

Jesse Owens' success in the 1936 Olympics challenged the notion of Aryan superiority, marking a significant moment in the fight against racial ideology.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

A confidential brief to the ICC accuses Russia-linked Wagner of promoting atrocities in West Africa

"The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner Group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media."
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