African Americans
Family of Tamir Rice launches petition for justice
April 2, 2015"My 12-year-old cousin Tamir Rice was tragically shot to death by Cleveland police on November 22, 2014."
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Police settle lawsuit on use of chemical agents in Ferguson
March 30, 2015"We had not seen this kind of excessive police force used against protestors since the civil rights movement of the 1960's"
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Today in women’s history: Queen Latifah’s birthday
March 18, 2015Dana Elaine Owens was born on this March 18, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey.
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Mayor Ras Baraka tops Harlem evening of black culture and struggle
March 18, 2015The meeting's theme was "Support City Officials Who Fight for Equality, a Living Wage and Against Racism."
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Selma 2015: a massive gathering but a long march ahead
March 16, 2015What perilous choices stood before the country in 1965 and what perilous choices stand before us today?
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