Black residents in Kansas City, Missouri, say police ignored their warnings that a murderer was targeting Black women, until one of his captives escaped earlier … Kansas City Police Ignored WarningsRead more
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Black & Indigenous Activists Call for 3 Latinx L.A. City Council members to Resign
On Monday, the president of the Los Angeles City Council, Nury Martinez, resigned from her leadership post after she was caught on tape using racist … Black & Indigenous Activists Call for 3 Latinx L.A. City Council members to ResignRead more
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103rd anniversary of Elaine Massacre
This past weekend marked the 103rd anniversary of one of the worst racial massacres in U.S. history. It took place in Elaine, Arkansas. Before the … 103rd anniversary of Elaine MassacreRead more
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Mississippi Gov. Failed to Protect Jackson’s Water
On Monday, you led a rally outside the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson demanding elected officials reverse decades of disinvestment that’s left water unfit to drink … Mississippi Gov. Failed to Protect Jackson’s WaterRead more
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Racism Is as British as a Cup of Tea
in London, where the coffin carrying Queen Elizabeth II has just been placed in a hearse bound for Windsor Castle following the state funeral at … Racism Is as British as a Cup of TeaRead more
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Are you a communist?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhnCrHZkgNk&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Testimony of Paul Robeson before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, June 12, 1956
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Police chasing white suspect wrongly arrest Black man
A suburban Boston police officer who was pursuing a white suspect pinned a 20-year-old Black man to the ground as he was walking home and … Police chasing white suspect wrongly arrest Black manRead more
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Untold Radical Life of Civil Rights Icon Mrs. Rosa Parks
I was contacted by my co-director, Johanna Hamilton, who had connected with Jeanne about the book, and was quite astonished that a full-length documentary film … Untold Radical Life of Civil Rights Icon Mrs. Rosa ParksRead more
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The Barber and the Rev
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yiCB5nhtd0&rel=0&feature=relmfu] This is the first in a series of short documentaries exploring Martin Luther King through a different lens. Nelson Malden was King’s barber … The Barber and the RevRead more
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Coded Bias
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX4N3gvNBwY&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Shalini Kantayya 2020