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The Root· 9 hours agoDuring this year’s Kentucky Derby, fans will be allowed to attend and partake in the festivities for the first time since the pandemic began. Much like the rest of us, the Louisiana native had ...
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The Root· 1 day agoAfter over 10 hours of deliberation across 2 days, a jury has unanimously found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the murder and manslaughter in ...
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The Root· 7 hours agoParents of Christian Hall, a teenager shot and killed by Pennsylvania state troopers, are suing the accused officers as well as the local district attorney, reported NBC News. The lawsuit accuses ...
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The Root· 19 hours agoFowler said on the stand that he believed Floyd’s death was caused by “sudden cardiac arrhythmia” connected to Floyd’s drug use, hypertension, and generally anything else but Chauvin pressing ...
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The Root· 15 hours agoAs if the Minneapolis Police Department’s reputation couldn’t take any more punches after the murder of George Floyd, the latest scrutiny they’ve come under ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 18 hours ago"I am so delighted to know that suddenly we've got a Juneteenth. "It's not a Texas thing or a black thing. It's an American thing." A Juneteenth...
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
AOL· 20 hours agoIt became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following ...
Los Angeles council OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement
LA Times via AOL· 5 days ago(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Four years ago, after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis,...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoIn what turned out to be a Zoom class unlike any other, students at Dickinson High School said their teacher gave them a profane rant — and a lesson in hate. A discussion...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“It recognizes liberation, it recognizes freedom. Some...
