racism
NBA players denounce decision not to charge Breonna Taylor’s killers
September 24, 2020“We feel like we’ve taken a step back, that we haven’t made the progress we were seeking,” said L.A. Lakers guard Danny Green. “Our voices aren’t being heard loud enough. But we’re not going to stop."
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Underground Railroad to Mexico: The other escape route from slavery
September 18, 2020Stories about African Americans and Mexican Americans working together to fight racism are not widely shared. “If we knew this history, we would come together and strengthen that solidarity.”
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Barr echoes Trump’s white supremacy by comparing mask-wearing to slavery
September 18, 2020If white workers want to abandon white supremacy, which offers no hope of ending the unemployment and disease with which they are being plagued, they must join Black Lives Matter and other popular movements for democracy.
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Ashland, Wisconsin rallies for student safety, demands end to SRO program
September 15, 2020The community is urging the removal of Ashland High School’s SRO, or “School Resource Officer.” These are heavily armed policemen deployed in schools, ostensibly in response to the rise of modern school shootings.
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K.C. Chiefs kickoff NFL 2020, veto Native American headdresses and face paint
September 10, 2020Time may soon be up for another sports team name and mascot.
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