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Emmett Till's relatives want his accuser to be prosecuted in his 1955 kidnapping

Carolyn Bryant set off the lynching of Emmett Till by accusing the Black teen of improper advances. Today, his relatives want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against her.

April 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a joint session of a legislative session, Jan. 11, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla.

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  • National

DeSantis' power is on full display as he pushes lawmakers on Disney and redistricting

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' flexed his power this week in Tallahassee as lawmakers okayed the governor's controversial redistricting plan and curbed Disney's special jurisdiction.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Valerie Crowder and
  • Sarah Mueller
Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, in his home in Lansing, Mich., on April 14. Patrick was facedown on the ground when he was fatally shot in the head by a Grand Rapids police officer this month.

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  • Race

Patrick Lyoya fled Congo to escape war. A traffic stop in Michigan cost him his life

Video of Lyoya's death has reignited protests over racial injustice. For those who knew him, he's remembered as a son, brother and father — a person of faith whose life was inextricably shaped by war.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, in his home in Lansing, Mich., on April 14. Patrick was facedown on the ground when he was fatally shot in the head by a Grand Rapids police officer this month.

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  • Race

Patrick Lyoya fled Congo to escape war. A traffic stop in Michigan cost him his life

Video of Lyoya's death has reignited protests over racial injustice. For those who knew him, he's remembered as a son, brother and father — a person of faith whose life was inextricably shaped by war.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Artist Branly Cadet's <em>Arise</em> sculpture at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala.,<em> </em>portrays community activists.

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  • Race

A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories

The Equal Justice Initiative addresses America's history of racial violence at a time when state lawmakers nationwide have been trying to limit teaching about divisive topics in public schools.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott
Craig Robinson and his wife, Kelly Robinson, have filed a lawsuit against a Milwaukee-area private school over issues of inclusiveness and alleged racism. Here, they arrive at a state dinner at the White House in 2016.

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  • Education

Michelle Obama's brother and his wife sue Milwaukee school for alleged racial bias

Craig and Kelly Robinson say the University School of Milwaukee ended their sons' enrollment after they raised concerns about the school's treatment of students of color and other alleged biases.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
The skyline in Syracuse, N.Y. in 2015.

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  • Law

Syracuse police are under scrutiny after video shows officers detaining a crying boy

The Syracuse Police Department says they are reviewing the officers' actions and body-worn cameras

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
This Jan. 15, 2020, still image from dashboard camera video released by the Connecticut State Police shows Trooper Brian North after discharging his weapon and fatally shooting Mubarak Soulemane following a high-speed chase.

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  • National

A Connecticut trooper who shot a Black driver to death is charged with manslaughter

Trooper Brian North fired seven gunshots into a car, killing 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane in 2020 after a high-speed chase. North said he feared Soulemane would attack other officers with a knife.

April 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross in the series finale episode of <em>Black-ish</em>, "Homegoing."

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  • Television

The legacy of ABC's 'Black-ish': Presenting a Black TV family that isn't a monolith

The sitcom ends Tuesday after eight seasons.

April 19, 2022
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  • Eric Deggans
Patrick Lyoya's mother Dorcas Lyoya sheds tears during a news conference at the Renaissance Church of God in Christ Family Life Center in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Thursday.

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  • National

An autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by a Michigan cop

The finding by a former medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief. The official autopsy report hasn't been released to the public.

April 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Terrence Floyd speaks during a news conference during the unveiling of three sculptures as part of the "SEEINJUSTICE" art exhibition that feature the likenesses of his brother George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and John Lewis, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York.

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  • Race

9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

April 15, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Vehicles are parked outside the Tesla plant in Fremont, Calif., on May 12, 2020. A federal judge has slashed the award to a Black former contract worker over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at the factory.

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  • Business

Judge cuts the payout in a Black former Tesla contractor's racial discrimination suit

A federal judge has slashed the award to Owen Diaz over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at work to $15 million. A jury had ordered the automaker to pay Diaz $137 million.

April 14, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
Rev. Amos Brown, senior pastor of Third Baptist Church, San Francisco, Calif., speaks is 2012. California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force meets in person Wednesday for the first time since its inaugural meeting nearly a year ago.

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  • Race

California reparations panel ready for first face-to-face meeting

The meeting comes ahead of a June report showing how the institution of slavery continues to reverberate throughout California.

April 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Miya Ponsetto has made a plea deal after she falsely accused a Black teen of stealing her phone and then attacking him in 2020.

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  • Law

Woman pleads guilty to hate crime for falsely accusing Black teen of taking her phone

The family of the teen has filed a lawsuit against a 23-year-old woman and the hotel, alleging racial profiling.

April 12, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Women's health advocate Tanya Leake, photographed at her home on March 1, 2022. Leake founded numerous initiatives to help raise awareness about uterine fibroids after experiencing them herself.

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  • Health

Facing invasive treatments for uterine fibroids, Black women advocate for better care

Black women are more likely to get the noncancerous growths, at a younger age, and have higher rates of hysterectomy. A growing movement calls for more compassionate care.

April 10, 2022
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  • Akilah Wise
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