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News Articles: Series: America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Kyle Larson, shown here during a practice at Daytona International Speedway in February, has been reinstated by NASCAR after he was suspended in April.

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  • Sports

NASCAR Reinstates Racer Kyle Larson After Suspending Him For Using N-Word

Kyle Larson was dropped from his racing team and quickly lost sponsors after uttering the N-word in April while playing a livestreamed video game. NASCAR has now lifted his suspension.

October 20, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Indiana University's board of trustees voted earlier this month to strip David Starr Jordan's name from a building. Jordan was the university's seventh president and a leader of the eugenics movement.

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  • National

Universities Rethink Building Names In The Wake Of Racial Justice Protests

Many U.S. colleges have lecture halls named after respected scientists who also promoted racial theories or practices that are now rejected. And increasingly, their names are being removed.

October 20, 2020
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By:
  • Lauren Bavis
A second excavation is planned in Tulsa, Okla., this week to unearth potential unmarked mass graves from a race massacre in 1921. In July,  researchers began excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery, shown here. They found no evidence of human remains at that particular excavation site.

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  • National

Tulsa Searches For Victims Of 1921 Race Massacre At New Site

As many as 300 Black residents were killed during the Tulsa race massacre. Researchers conducted another excavation in July but found no evidence of human remains at the first site.

October 19, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Disney added a warning on its streaming service to some of its titles with racist depictions, including <em>Dumbo</em>. The crows' appearance and musical number in the movie "pay homage to racist minstrel shows," Disney said.

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  • Movies

Disney Warns Viewers Of Racism In Some Classic Movies With Strengthened Label

Disney strengthened language used to denounce racist depictions in some of its classic properties on the company's streaming service.

October 16, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
A memorial stands where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 while in police custody.

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  • National

Judge In George Floyd Case Allows Video Of Prior Arrest To Be Made Public

The prosecution had sought a 48-hour seal on court filings, which include a submission from the defense of footage of the 2019 encounter, in hopes of discussing what information to release.

October 16, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Video of Amy Cooper calling the police on a Black man went viral on social media this summer. The man says he asked Cooper to put her dog on a leash in New York's Central Park.

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  • National

White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher Allegedly Made A Second 911 Call

The woman was captured on cellphone video calling police on a Black bird-watcher in Central Park this summer. She allegedly went a step further in the second call, saying he "tried to assault her."

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
In this screen grab from livestream video, Kyle Rittenhouse appears during a hearing earlier this month at the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Waukegan, Ill.

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  • National

Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Killer, Won't Face Gun Charges In Illinois

An Illinois state prosecutor said local police could find no evidence that Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, ever physically possessed the firearm in the state. An extradition hearing is set for Oct. 30.

October 14, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Mark and Patricia McCloskey leave a court hearing Wednesday in St. Louis. The McCloskeys pleaded not guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence.

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  • National

Gun-Waving St. Louis Couple Plead Not Guilty To 2 Felony Charges

A grand jury indicted Mark and Patricia McCloskey last week on weapon and evidence charges. The case stems from a confrontation between the McCloskeys and protesters for racial justice on June 28.

October 14, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was mentioned as a potential target for kidnapping when a group met to discuss plots to punish governors for their response to the coronavirus, the FBI says. Northam is seen here at a news conference in June in Richmond.

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  • Law

Men In Alleged Kidnapping Plot Also Considered Targeting Virginia Governor, FBI Says

Special Agent Richard Trask revealed the Virginia connection for the first time on Tuesday, testifying in a federal court in Michigan.

October 13, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Ryan Lucas
How do Americans feel about the U.S. flag? It's complicated.

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  • National

We Asked Americans How They Feel About The U.S. Flag. It Got Interesting.

There is a lot of love for the Stars and Stripes, but some people say the flag's meaning has changed in ways that make them uncomfortable.

October 12, 2020
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  • Brian Mann and
  • Piper McDaniel
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, pictured in March 2019, told NPR the threat posed by individuals subscribing to extremist ideology is a nationwide problem.

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  • National

Michigan AG Says White Supremacist Groups Behind Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer

"This effort to have a mass uprising nationally is something that we should be very concerned about because, again, it's not just a Michigan problem, this is an American problem," Dana Nessel said.

October 11, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
The agony of George Floyd's final moments on Memorial Day, pinned below the knee of then-officer Derek Chauvin, ignited a national wave of protests against police brutality and racial injustice that are still ongoing.

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  • Law

Derek Chauvin Can Await Murder Trial Out Of State Amid 'Safety Concerns'

The former police officer charged with murder in the killing of George Floyd can leave Minnesota while he awaits trial. Floyd's family lawyer called it "an example of two justice systems in America."

October 09, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Yelp announced a new initiative on Thursday to label businesses that users have reported for racist behavior.

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  • Business

Yelp Will Label Businesses Accused Of Racist Behavior

The review website will require a news article from a "credible media outlet" before adding an alert warning of alleged racist behavior.

October 09, 2020
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  • Reese Oxner
Former Wolfe City, Texas, police Officer Shaun Lucas, shown here in a booking photo, has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man at a convenience store.

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  • National

Texas Police Officer Fired, Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man

Former Wolfe City police Officer Shaun Lucas faces a murder charge in the killing of Jonathan Price. Price reportedly extended his hand to Lucas for a handshake shortly before he was shot dead.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
During the Sept. 29 presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden in Cleveland, President Trump declined to denounce white supremacists. Days later he told Fox News that he condemned right-wing hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Proud Boys.

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  • Race

Critics Accuse Trump Of Using Race To Divide Americans

President Trump's alarming rhetoric on race is a feature of his 2020 campaign. His actions have normalized racist fringe ideologies and encouraged extremists, according to critics.

October 09, 2020
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  • Leila Fadel
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