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Photos From The 1960s: Black Americans Voting For the First Time
While the 2020 election is being processed, it is important to look at the progress of African-American Voting in the United States.
Read MoreOvercoming Bias in Voting
When Americans vote this fall, the candidates on their ballots will not reflect the diversity of the United States. Despite recent gains, women and people of color still do not run for office as frequently as White men.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – North Carolina police pepper spray, arrest peaceful protesters going to the polls
A peaceful rally and march to the polls in Graham, N.C. on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 was cut short after pepper-spray was used multiple times by the police in the presence of children and elderly citizens. Several people were arrested.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – ‘The police are making us look bad’: Protesters march through Wauwatosa
Protesters marched again through the streets of Wauwatosa calling for justice for 17-year-old Alvin Cole and demanding change in the Wauwatosa Police Department and their community.
Read More‘Another form of redlining’: Milwaukee among cities named in lawsuit against Redfin, real estate firm
A popular online real estate brokerage service has engaged in racially discriminatory practices akin to modern-day redlining in Milwaukee and other cities across the country, according to a new federal lawsuit.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – What We Know About the Death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia
On Monday afternoon, two Philadelphia police officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man who was armed with a knife. In the nights that followed, protesters clashed with officers in the streets, and city officials imposed a curfew to try to curb the unrest.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – ‘Why did you shoot us?’: Waukegan mayor releases videos of fatal police-involved shooting
Marcellis Stinnette, 19, was killed and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, 20, was wounded after Waukegan police shot them in their car on Oct. 20. Police said they approached their car because it was “suspicious.” Williams said she and Stinnette had gone out to have a cigarette in their car.
Read More‘Colin In Black And White’: Netflix Series From Ava DuVernay Finds Lead In Jaden Michael
This six-episode series will “focus on Kaepernick’s formative high school years, lending meaningful insight into the acts and experiences that led him to become the activist he is today.”
Read MoreBlack Art and Poetry Elevate a Tribute to Civil Rights Leaders
With the unprecedented times of CoVid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement, black artists are honoring civil rights leaders while celebrating African-American contribution to art and culture.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Nigeria’s #EndSARS protesters draw inspiration from BLM movement
In Lagos, Nigeria protesters gain momentum in their movement against the rogue police group, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) owing much to Black Lives Matter.
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