African Americans
Today in history: Nat Turner begins anti-slavery revolt
August 21, 2015On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner began a bloody slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia.
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“Black Lives Matter” dealing with police abuse that is anything but new
August 3, 2015"When I lived in Delaware and Maryland in the 1960s, societal racism was ugly and obvious to all who had eyes to see."
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Sandra Bland’s only offense was “driving while black”
July 29, 2015The institutionalized prejudices and distorted practices that led to her death are unacceptable in a nation of equal justice under the law.
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60,000 call for justice for Tamir Rice
July 27, 2015"We're here eight months later and there's still no justice," Tamir's cousin and the committee's coordinator told a rally and press conference before entering with a delegation to deliver the petitions.
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Sandra Bland’s jailers spinning autopsy results
July 24, 2015The trooper plainly didn't like Bland's forthright defense of her civil rights; in Texas, you can be prosecuted for resisting arrest even if the actual arrest was illegal.
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