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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Puerto Rico questions Spain’s legacy as statues tumble across U.S.
Activists demand that monuments to Columbus and Ponce de León be removed as symbols of oppression.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Tucker Carlson writer resigns from Fox News after racist posts revealed
Blake Neff used a pseudonym to write bigoted comments about Black and Asian people, as well as women, on the online forum AutoAdmit.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate
Health experts have warned of a looming mental health crisis – but doctors and researchers say the issues reverberate deeper among Black people.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Homeland Security gets new role under Trump monument order
Now it is in the role of supporting Trump’s law-and-order campaign, raising questions about overstepping the duties of local law enforcement.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Officers who killed Breonna Taylor in raid thought she was alone
Louisville police officers who fatally shot Taylor while serving a warrant were told she would be home alone because their main target was elsewhere.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate to adapt slavery series ‘1619 Project’ for TV and film
“1619 Project,” the New York Times’ award-winning, multimedia series that examines slavery’s lingering effects on contemporary life, is about to go widescreen with the help of Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate. Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the New York Times Magazine, and NYT will work with Winfrey and Lionsgate to adapt “The 1619 […]
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Local governments begin to tackle systemic racism in online forum
The Greater Portland Council of Governments holds the first of several webinars for municipal leaders in an effort to promote of racial equity.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Labor unions, social justice organizations stage ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
Tens of thousands of fast food, ride-share, nursing home and airport workers in more than 25 cities are expected to walk off the job July 20 for about 8 minutes.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
One officer charged in George Floyd’s death wants his case dismissed
Thomas Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, painted an image of a rookie officer who trusted his senior officer after Floyd had been acting erratically.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
In risky bid, Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters
According to current and former campaign officials, his overarching strategy is an appeal to white voters.
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