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Reactions to Chauvin guilty verdict: Only a first step to justice
April 22, 2021Across the board there is agreement that an entire system of racism in America needs to be dismantled.
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Emmett Till was the first George Floyd
April 22, 2021A Black Chicago teen’s lynching in 1955 galvanized the civil rights movement. A Black Minneapolis man’s killing by police last year propelled a worldwide call for racial justice and ending police brutality.
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Ambitious Earth Day target: Biden announces 50% emissions cut
April 22, 2021“It’s a massive investment in people and recognition that climate change is about human beings,” according to White House climate advisor Gina McCarthy.
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Selective Service Repeal Act introduced in Congress
April 21, 2021If passed, the bill would abolish the military draft completely.
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Chauvin guilty, but police killed 64 more people during his trial
April 20, 2021“We are grateful that we got justice in this situation. Now we got hundreds more to go,” local leader Toshria Garraway told People's World.
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