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Biden and Obama: Floyd killing exposes systemic racism in U.S.
June 1, 2020That systemic racism expressed itself in the murder of Floyd when a heavy white cop, Derek Chauvin, kneed him in the neck for almost 10 minutes.
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Smithfield’s Farmer John food factory and others hit with COVID-19 in L.A.
June 1, 2020On Memorial Day, the Los Angeles Times reported that 153 Farmer John employees now test positive for COVID-19.
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3rd degree murder charge for George Floyd’s killer; activists say #RaiseTheDegree
May 29, 2020Protesters say the third degree murder charge isn't enough.
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While Minneapolis burned, immigrant prisoners in Sherburne County jail started hunger strike
May 29, 2020In a press statement, Interfaith Coalition on Immigration (ICOM) announced that immigrant detainees had begun a hunger strike at the Sherburne County jail in Elk River, Minnesota.
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New York Communist Party and community activists rally for ‘Graffiti Grandma’
May 28, 2020“Jill Nelson’s arrest is a symbol of the wider struggle against racism and the extreme right politics we see coming out of the Trump administration,” N.Y. Communist Party leader Jarvis Tyner said.
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