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R.I. House passes police reform, but without ‘George Floyd’ provision - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoThe amendment, which was ultimately tabled in a vote of 47 to 25 over questions of...
Today in History: May 25, police kill George Floyd
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoToday is Thursday, May 25, the 146th day of 2024. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed ...
Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
theGrio via AOL· 21 hours agoA small shrine to 23-year-old Roger Fortson is growing at his home, with notes and tributes from the Air Force […] The post Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman appeared first on TheGrio.
Body of metro Atlanta airman fatally shot by Florida deputy returned to family
News 12 Augusta· 16 hours agoThe body of a metro Atlanta airman who was fatally shot by a Florida deputy was returned to his...
Mapping Gun Violence
New York Times· 31 minutes agoAs Covid swept the United States, another epidemic took hold: Americans shot one another at the fastest pace since the 1990s. To document the toll, we...
Civil rights icon William A. Lawson, 95, to be laid to rest at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
CW39 NewsFix· 18 hours agoReverend William A. Lawson, founding pastor of Houston’s Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church died this...
Rev. William Lawson, Houston civil rights leader and Third Ward church pastor, dies at 95 | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 19 hours agoAlong with serving as a spiritual guide in a predominantly Black neighborhood south of downtown,...
A Virginia School Board Votes To Restore The Names Of Confederate Leaders At Two Schools | Essence
Essence· 1 day agoThe Shenandoah County School Board in Virginia has decided to restore the names of Confederate generals Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Turner Ashby to two local schools. This ...
CLARENCE PAGE: DEI on campus and in corporations is due for a change
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 7 hours agoVarious news reports indicate that much of corporate America is in retreat, cutting DEI jobs and...
$550K settlement proposed for teen run over by police vehicle during 2020 George Floyd protests
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoThe civil unrest that devolved into rampant mayhem after the murder of George Floyd was one of the most chaotic days in Chicago history. The inspector general ...