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History of Lynchings in the South Documents Nearly 4,000 Names
On Tuesday, the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., released a report on the history of lynchings in the United States, the result of five years of research and 160 visits to sites around the South. The authors of the report compiled an inventory of 3,959 victims of “racial terror lynchings” in 12 Southern states from 1877 to 1950.
Read More3 White Mississippi Men Sentenced For Hate Crimes, Including Running Over Black Man
Three white men who pleaded guilty in Mississippi to hate crimes that included a black man’s death after he was beaten and run over were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to between seven and 50 years in prison.
Read More‘Black Lives Matter’ Course To Be Offered At Dartmouth University
Dartmouth is set to offer a course titled “10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter,” centered around racial inequality and violence in America.
Read MoreSC High School Students Redecorate Rock Vandalized With Racist Message
A large rock in front of South Pointe High School was spray-painted “Happy N–ger Month” over the weekend, but students decided to turn that message into a teachable moment.
Read More‘Happy N***** Month’: ‘KKK’ defaces South Carolina high school to mock first day of Black History Month
A South Carolina high school was defaced with racist graffiti on the first day of Black History Month. The spray-painted message read ‘Happy N****r Month’ and was signed ‘KKK.’
Read MoreNYPD Unveils Anti-Terrorism Unit To Deal With Protesters
The nation’s largest police department will begin using counter-terrorism tactics against protestors.
Read MoreCop Who Fatally Shot Sleeping 7-Year-Old Will No Longer Face Charges
Joseph Weekley, the Detroit police officer who fatally shot a sleeping 7-year-old girl, will not be retried, officials said Wednesday.
Read MoreFired McDonald’s Employees: We Were Told, ‘Too Many Black People’ Working in the Store
Ten former employees at three different Virginia locations of the chain restaurant allege in a lawsuit that they were fired because of their race
Read MoreWoman Shocked to See Brother’s Mug Shot Used as Police Target Practice
Police snipers in North Miami Beach, Florida used mug shots of black suspects for target practice at a shooting range.
Read MorePoll: 50% of Americans Say Race Relations Have Gotten Worse Since Obama Took Office
Nearly 50 percent of Americans said that race relations in the U.S. “have gotten worse” since Obama took office and a mere 15 percent said that race relations had improved under Obama’s tenure, results from an Al Jazeera and Monmouth University poll reveal.
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