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04/10/2024

NEW: A federal jury in Tennessee convicted three former Memphis police officers of witness tampering stemming from the beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols, but cleared them of the most serious charges that could have resulted in life in prison https://t.co/gxjX1Rm0U4 - Reuters

26/08/2024

A 12-foot-tall bronze statue of late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis was unveiled Saturday at a city park in Georgia in the same spot as a contentious Confederate monument that was dismantled four years ago. https://trib.al/XyAH0OC - ABC News

03/02/2024

At the height of the Jim Crow era, the Tennessee A&I Tigers became the first team from a historically Black college to win any national title, and the first college team to win three back-to-back championships. They're still fighting for recognition. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/us/dick-barnett-tennessee-state-basketball-pbs.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur - The New York Times

23/12/2023

JUST IN: A Colorado jury determined Jeremy Cooper (L) and Peter Cichuniec (R), 2 Aurora CO paramedics, were responsible for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. https://wapo.st/3tsOm8I - Washington Post

27/10/2023

NEW: Georgia legislators will hold a special session next month to redraw several congressional districts after a federal judge ruled they violated the Voting Rights Act.
The ruling could lead to the election of more Black representatives in Congress.
https://t.co/kMwu3Nn1e5 - Axios

12/10/2023

JUST IN: One officer who arrested Elijah McClain has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide and assault; the other officer was acquitted https://cnn.it/3tuWmpn -CNN

24/09/2023

A Black high school student in Texas who was suspended because of his hairstyle and his mother filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general for failing to enforce a new law meant to prevent hairstyle discrimination. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/us/darryl-george-texas-lawsuit-crown-act.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur - The New York Times

14/09/2023

The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed 60 years ago by the Ku Klux Klan, killing four Black girls.

Now, survivor Sarah Collins Rudolph is seeking restitution. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/16th-street-baptist-church-bombing-birmingham-alabama-survivor-sarah-collins-rudolph-5th-little-girl-restitution/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=235172099 - CBS News

03/09/2023

BREAKING: A Florida state district judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice. https://t.co/XLL6VXoyo8

18/08/2023

Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider the Tulsa Race Massacre reparations case. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/16/tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-case-will-be-considered/70606885007/ - USA TODAY

18/08/2023

They integrated Little Rock’s schools — now they’re slamming restrictions on AP African American Studies https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/little-rock-nine-arkansas-ap-african-american-studies-rcna100587 via NBC News

12/08/2023

A major legal challenge to Florida’s disputed congressional map could result in the reinstatement of a north Florida district formerly held by a Black Democrat under a sweeping agreement reached late Friday. https://t.co/sXyCY0jjW8 - POLITICO

23/07/2023

Joe Biden will fulfill a years-long effort by conservationists to establish a national monument to preserve landmarks tied to the killing of Emmett Till, a catalyst for the civil rights movement https://t.co/pVJVnKVn5A - Bloomberg

19/07/2023

Keivonn Woodard, 10, Makes History As First Black Deaf Actor Nominated For An Emmy https://newsone.com/4647397/keivonn-woodard-emmy-nomination/ - NewsOne

15/07/2023

NEW: Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the civil rights group he founded in 1971 https://t.co/YK5xZTxDYb - The Dallas Morning News

11/07/2023

"This is dangerous stuff. He should apologize and change course," said Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), one of just three Black senators. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-tommy-tuberville-white-nationalism_n_64ad7ddde4b0e87d65570cd4?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via HuffPost Politics

07/07/2023

Six Black Women Executives Left Positions In Hollywood Within Weeks—Yet the Industry Is Silent https://www.ebony.com/six-black-women-executives-left-positions-in-hollywood-within-weeks-yet-the-industry-is-silent/ - EBONY

02/07/2023

The events in France are drawing parallels to the racial reckoning in the U.S. that began in 2020 with the killing of George Floyd. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/france-police-shooting-us_n_64a0d51ce4b030efa120edbb?d[…]67&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=us_main - HuffPost

29/06/2023

LIVE UPDATES: The California Reparations Task Force will release an extensive report and recommendations for compensating eligible Black residents for the harms of slavery, racism and discriminatory policies. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/live-blog/california-reparations-final-report-live-updates-rcna88380?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=649db8f686d33f0001db4bf7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter - NBCBLK

27/06/2023

Over 100 U.S. Politicians Have Ancestral Ties To Slavery, New Report Reveals https://www.theroot.com/over-100-u-s-politicians-have-ancestral-ties-to-slaver-1850581549

25/06/2023

A judge on Thursday in Wyoming blocked the first state law that targeted the most common abortion method: pills. The medication abortion ban would have taken effect on July 1 but is now on hold until the court can fully consider a lawsuit challenging the ban. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/health/wyoming-abortion-pill-ban.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nythealth - The New York Times

22/06/2023

BREAKING: Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now. A judge ruled the state’s first-in-the-nation law to ban them won’t take effect July 1 while a lawsuit proceeds. https://t.co/tkVqqQxOci - AP

22/06/2023

A Black medical student's viral medical illustrations have sparked a nationwide initiative to diversify images in medicine. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/nigerian-medical-students-illustrations-viral-featuring-black-people-81658149?cid=social_twitter_abcn - Good Morning America for ABC News

03/05/2023

Black homeless New Yorker's 'chokehold' death ruled a homicide, medical examiner says https://gothamist.com/news/black-homeless-new-yorkers-chokehold-death-ruled-a-homicide-medical-examiner-says?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=shared_twitter via Gothamist

25/04/2023

NEW: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) signed a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, making it one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country. https://t.co/ZlxfR1MUOZ - The Hill

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) signed a bill Monday that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, marking one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country. “This bill cla…