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Posts Tagged ‘anti-Black violence’

Daniel Pantaleo’s ‘Apology’ to Eric Garner’s Family Was Just Plain Sorry

December 5, 2014

White police continue to demonize the Black men they refuse to see as human–and who face violence because of it.

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NAACP and Family Lawyers Are Looking Into Lennon Lacy’s Hanging Death

October 22, 2014

The NAACP is examining the investigation into Lennon Lacy’s death, which authorities ruled a suicide despite conflicting evidence.

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From Slavery to Ferguson: America’s History of Violence Toward Blacks

September 27, 2014

English Prof. John Matteson teaches an 8-week course about the impact of the legacy of slavery on violence in law enforcement, race relations, and families.

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Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did

January 20, 2014
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X

Hamden Rice writes about Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact his life has on Black Americans who lived in terror of white violence.

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George Zimmerman: Violent Past and Future

November 18, 2013
George Zimmerman

Zimmerman recently dealt with police after pointing a gun at his pregnant girlfriend, but it isn’t his only violent action.

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Hate Crime Punished With Execution

September 25, 2013

Harry Mitts Jr.’s execution evokes mixed feelings by the family of the two Black neighbors he killed in 1994.

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Oprah: Trayvon Martin The ‘Same Thing’ As Emmett Till

August 5, 2013
Trayvon Martin

The former talk show host and businesswoman compared the two Black teens who were killed after false accusations of crimes.

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‘Fruitvale Station’ Shows Black Male Humanity

July 29, 2013

The movie, starring Michael B. Jordan, depicts the real life of a young Black man who was needlessly shot and killed by a police officer.

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On This Date in History, May 31, 1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre

June 1, 2013

The Tulsa Race Massacre, which decimated Black lives and the successful Greenwood neighborhood, was committed by a white mob.

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45th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassination

April 4, 2013
Dr. King in front of a crowd

45 Years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. His dream endures today as we struggle to make the dream that so many others share into a reality.

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ABHM builds public awareness of the harmful legacies of slavery and Jim Crow in America and promotes racial repair, reconciliation, and healing. 

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