"He Didn't Deserve to Die Over $20": George Floyd's Brother Urges Congress to Stop Police Killings & Historian Robin D.G. Kelley: Years of Racial Justice Organizing Laid Groundwork for Today's Uprising & More
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U.S. Passes 2 Million Coronavirus Cases as States Lift Restrictions, Raising Fears of a Second Wave ([link removed])
The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases has officially topped 2 million as states continue to ease stay-at-home orders and reopen their economies and ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"He Didn't Deserve to Die Over $20": George Floyd's Brother Urges Congress to Stop Police Killings ([link removed])
A day after George Floyd's family laid him to rest in his hometown of Houston, his brother Philonise Floyd addressed lawmakers on Capitol Hill to demand an end ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Historian Robin D.G. Kelley: Years of Racial Justice Organizing Laid Groundwork for Today's Uprising ([link removed])
As protests against police brutality and racism continue across the country, we speak with historian and UCLA professor of African American studies Robin D.G. Kelley. ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Seattle Protesters Declare Autonomous Zone Around Police Precinct After Heated Standoff with Police ([link removed])
In Seattle, protesters have barricaded a six-block autonomous zone, after protests were met with a violent police response. Amid a days-long standoff, ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Seattle Activists Create Autonomous Zone Near Abandoned Police Precinct After Days of State Violence ([link removed])
We continue our interview with Seattle-based citizen journalist Omari Salisbury, who has been live-streaming the uprising and police crackdown there, and get an ... Read More → ([link removed])


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As U.S. Confirms 2 Million Coronavirus Cases, Hospitalizations Surge in Many States ([link removed])

White House Coronavirus Task Force Goes Quiet as Mike Pence Flouts Social Distancing ([link removed])

British Research Backs Universal Adoption of Face Masks to Slow COVID-19 ([link removed])

Coronavirus Pandemic Worsens as Global Infections Reach New Records ([link removed])

George Floyd’s Brother Asks Congress to Ensure “His Death Is Not in Vain” ([link removed])

Louisville, KY Police Filed Nearly Blank Report After Killing Breonna Taylor ([link removed])

Black Lives Matter Protests Held for 16th Consecutive Day ([link removed])

Statues of Columbus and Confederates Toppled in Cities Across U.S. ([link removed])

Trump Will “Not Even Consider” Renaming U.S. Bases That Honor Confederates ([link removed])

Trump to Resume Campaign Rallies on Juneteenth in Tulsa, Site of 1921 Mass Lynching ([link removed])

White Nationalist White House Adviser Stephen Miller Drafting Trump Speech on Race ([link removed])

ACLU Sues Trump Administration over U.S.-Mexico Border Shutdown ([link removed])

Gone with the Wind Pulled by HBO Max Pending New Introduction About Racist Content ([link removed])

Police Reality Show Live PD, Which Destroyed Footage of Javier Ambler’s Killing, Canceled ([link removed])

Oakland Protesters Demand Justice for Erik Salgado, Shot Dead by Highway Patrol ([link removed])

Amazon Halts Police Use of Facial Recognition Software for One Year ([link removed])

NASCAR to Ban Confederate Flags Following Protest by African American Driver ([link removed])


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Activists Demand: Defend Black Lives, Defund the Police ([link removed])


** WEB EXCLUSIVE
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Seattle Activists Create Autonomous Zone Near Abandoned Police Precinct After Days of State Violence ([link removed])


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"We Still Don't Have Justice": Bakari Sellers on Enduring Systemic Racism & Healthcare Disparities ([link removed])

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