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Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition
The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based…
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Carolyn Bryant Donham, at center of Emmett Till lynching, dies
The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in…
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Jury gets case of 3 ex-cops charged with Floyd killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The jury hearing the case against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's…
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Closing arguments begin for 3 cops charged in George Floyd killing
Three Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights sat by and “chose to do nothing” as Floyd…
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Claudette Colvin, the Alabama bus boycott pioneer
Claudette Colvin, the Alabama bus boycott pioneer Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. Updated: 11:19 AM EST Feb 10,…
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Jury selection begins in federal trial over George Floyd’s killing
Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George…
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George Floyd’s death magnifies conversation about systemic racism
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Tracey Williams-Dillard is the granddaughter of an influential journalist who gave a voice to black communities when…
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Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat
Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who in March 1955, at the age of 15, was arrested for refusing to…
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AG nominee Garland to focus on civil rights, political independence in confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Merrick Garland, is set for his confirmation hearing on Monday.…
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The trial of Derek Chauvin is a rarity, but convictions of officers are even rarer
CHICAGO — When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin goes on trial for the killing of George Floyd, the odds…
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Ida B. Wells was a journalist, feminist, activist, and defender of civil rights
Ida B. Wells was a journalist, feminist, activist, and defender of civil rights She spoke out against the injustice of…
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