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Civil Rights icon Claudette Colvin petitions to expunge arrest record

Black Information Network - October 28, 2021

Months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, a teenager by the name of Claudette Colvin did the...

NAACP launches investigation after police drag paraplegic man from car

Black Information Network - October 12, 2021

The Dayton, Ohio chapter of the NAACP is pledging to get involved after police pulled a Black man with paraplegia out of his car,...

The Power of Us: Confronting a Nation in Denial

Roz Edward - August 9, 2021

We stand at a pivotal time in history, where the “Power of Us”, the collective energy and wisdom of our community, can be the...

Derek Chauvin found guilty of murdering George Floyd

Staff Writer - April 20, 2021

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, NY Times reported. Chauvin was found guilty on all three...

Former Gov. Rick Snyder, Other State Officials to Face Criminal Charges in Connection to the Flint Water Crisis

Sherri Kolade - January 13, 2021

Former Gov. Rick Snyder is among some other state officials who will be dealing with criminal charges in connection with the Flint Water Crisis,...

The evolution of racist dog whistles

Site Editor - October 27, 2020

The evolution of racist dog whistles and racism as a political strategy from the Jim Crow South.

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