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Police violence upended the lives of these families attending Biden’s State of the Union
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFirst Lady Jill Biden and several members of Congress have invited family members of victims of...
A decade later, Michael Brown’s story turns into community change
KTVI via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt has been nearly ten years since a Ferguson police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. His mother, Lezley McSpadden-Head, has turned his story into community change through the Michael O.D. Brown Memorial Scholarship.
Parents of Tyre Nichols, killed by Memphis police, named as State of the Union guests
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe parents of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old skateboarder and FedEx employee killed last month by...
The Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police Brutality
The Root via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUpdated 08/16/2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown changed everything....
State of the Union guests: Lawmakers highlight policing, abortion, wrongful imprisonment
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTuesday's State of the Union address will be the first year lawmakers will be allowed to invite...
Who is Ben Crump? ‘Black America’s attorney general’ on justice, equality and accountability
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCivil rights attorney Ben Crump is a key voice many Black Americans have come to rely on far beyond...
Needy fund helps single mother caring for 5 children with oil bill, mortgage
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA single mother living with her four children and one grandchild contacted the Cape Cod Times Needy...
Erie remembers: Family, friends and neighbors our community lost in 2023
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoGroundbreakers. Public servants. Businesspeople. Newspeople. Daughters. Sons. Fathers. Mothers....
The race to save Silicon Valley's untold Black history: 'Nobody had recorded any of this ever'
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoIn 1958, Roy Clay Sr. set off in a shiny 1956 Black Ford on a four-day, 2,300-mile journey from his...
Tony Awards 2024: Jeremy Strong, Rachel McAdams and Daniel Radcliffe among nominees
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe 2024 Tony Awards nominations have been announced, with Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong and...