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Confronting Past, Mississippi Town Erects Emmett Till Museum 60 Years After His Killing
Six decades after the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy, the small Mississippi Delta town where two white men were acquitted of his murder is dedicating a museum to the event credited with helping spark the U.S. civil rights movement.
Read MoreBlack Man Found Hanging From Tree in Miss. Reportedly Robbed and Murdered Woman in 1980: Report
The body of a black man believed to be Otis Byrd was found hanging from a tree. Byrd served 25 years in prison for reportedly robbing and killing a woman.
Read MoreJesse Jackson: Access to Technology Is the Goal of Our Next Big Movement
“Voting has its place, but the fastest-growing industry, I believe, is high tech, so we need to get in there,” Jackson said. “We must make access to technology and this new machinery a crusade for everybody, not just a campaign for the few.”
Read MoreWho Gets Food Stamps? White People, Mostly
Nationally, most of the people who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are white. According to 2013 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the program, 40.2 percent of SNAP recipients are white, 25.7 percent are black, 10.3 percent are Hispanic, 2.1 percent are Asian and 1.2 percent are Native American.
Read MoreChanges in Wikipedia Pages on Police-Brutality Cases Linked to NYPD: Report
The NYPD’s computer network at 1 Police Plaza headquarters has been used to make changes or attempt to delete Wikipedia pages about controversial cases from Sean Bell to Eric Garner.
Read MoreFerguson police chief resigns after scathing Justice Dept. report
The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, resigned on Wednesday, following a scathing U.S. Justice Department report that found widespread racially biased abuses in the city’s police department and municipal court.
Read More‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary Commemorated With March Across Selma Bridge
Tens of thousands of people paraded across a Selma, Alabama bridge on Sunday to commemorate the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march, not waiting for dignitaries who had planned to lead them in marking the 50th anniversary of a turning point in the U.S. civil rights movement.
Read MoreCulture of Abuse and Racism Revealed in Ferguson Police Department
The Department of Justice’s investigation into law-enforcement practices in Ferguson, Mo., is nearly complete, and the full findings could be released to the public as early as this week… Information that has leaked out… appears to confirm allegations of long-standing abuses by Ferguson police against the town’s residents. Specifically, the DOJ reportedly found evidence of excessive use of force, rampant racial profiling, as well as an undercurrent of racism that extended beyond the police force and to the local court system.
Read MoreThese Two Teens Aren’t Just Sisters — They’re Twins
When Lucy and Maria Aylmer tell people they are twins, disbelief is one response. While their other siblings have a blend of features from their parents, Lucy and Maria are opposites: Lucy has fair skin and red hair, while Maria has caramel skin and dark hair.
Read MoreDon’t fight with police, Detroit chief advises youth
A two-hour program organized by the B.A.L.L. (Bridging Athletic, Learning and Life Skills) Foundation held today in Detroit brought about 50 people, including officers from Detroit Police, parents and children to the East Campus of Triumph Church on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
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