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Share the Race Relations Storyboard with FriendsJussie Smollett to be sentenced Thursday for hate crime hoax
New York Post - 10 Mar 2022 15:33
The disgraced actor will be sentenced Thursday at the George N. Leighton criminal courthouse in Chicago three months aft...
Anti-Asian hate crimes rose nearly 150% in major U.S. cities last year
CBSNews - 13 Mar 2021 14:10
The numbers reflect a growing trend of discrimination​ against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.
16 cities call in National Guard as protests rage
New York Post - 1 Jun 2020 03:55
At least 30 US cities were hit with massive demonstrations over the weekend over the police-custody death of George Floy...
A snapshot of George Floyd protests around the US
New York Post - 30 May 2020 06:43
In cities all across the US on Friday, anti-cop violence boiled over as protesters demanded justice for George Floyd, th...
George Floyd death: Pressure mounts for US officers to be charged
Al Jazeera English - 28 May 2020 04:47
Calls grow for the prosecution of four Minneapolis police officers over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man.
Charlottesville on edge on anniversary of deadly white-nationalist rallies
The Guardian - 11 Aug 2018 15:56
More than 1,000 police called in as Virginia city prepares to honor killed counter-protester More than 1,000 law enforce...
Obama: Race relations are better, but 'all of us have more work to do'
The Week - 11 Jan 2017 05:42
During his farewell address Tuesday night in Chicago, President Obama said race remains a "potent and often divisive for...
'See What Racism Looks Like': Charleston Families Brace for Dylann Roof's Trial
Time - 5 Dec 2016 15:13
"We owe it to those who were killed to put racism on trial"
Dallas shooting: Gunman 'wanted to kill whites' - police chief
BBC - 8 Jul 2016 15:00
A gunman killed in a stand-off with Dallas police was upset about police shootings of black people and wanted to kill wh...
How America Responded to This Week's Police Shootings
Time - 8 Jul 2016 03:44
The nation mourned the shooting deaths of two black men by police officers
Read President Obama's Remarks On the Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Police Shootings
Time - 8 Jul 2016 03:36
Obama spoke Thursday from Warsaw, Poland on the recent shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota
Woman records bloody aftermath after boyfriend is fatally shot by police
New York Post - 7 Jul 2016 06:55
The bloody aftermath of a police-involved shooting in a Minnesota was broadcast live on Facebook Wednesday by a woman wh...
Justice Department Opens Probe Into Alton Sterling's Shooting as Fresh Protests Erupt
Time - 7 Jul 2016 05:30
The death of Sterling at the hands of police in Louisiana has set off angry protests
Protesters in Salt Lake City Demand Answers Following Police Shooting of Somali Teen
Time - 1 Mar 2016 04:53
Police have refused to release footage of the incident from officers' body cameras
Trial Delayed for Officer in Freddie Gray Case
Time - 19 Feb 2016 01:06
The trial for Edward Nero was supposed to begin Monday
Man behind the 'f*** white people' T-shirt says he wanted people to talk
SA Breaking News - 12 Feb 2016 14:56
"The system has been violent to us, so in response we are using violent language."
Black Lives Matter protesters block San Francisco's Bay Bridge
The Guardian - 19 Jan 2016 02:53
Five-lanes halted westbound as cars slow in unison and passengers pass chains through windows as part of protests for Ma...
Cop Faces Punishment Over Eric Garner Death
Time - 9 Jan 2016 16:08
She was charged with failure to supervise
'Black Lives Matter' Protesters Gather; Mall Is Shut in Response
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2015 04:22
Protesters gathered at the Mall of America and the nearby airport in Minneapolis to draw attention to the police killing...
Organizers expect hundreds at Mall of America Black Lives Matter protest
Chicago Tribune - 23 Dec 2015 15:34Freddie Gray Mistrial Could Spell Trouble for Future Cases
Time - 17 Dec 2015 01:45
Case against William Porter may have been the prosecution's strongest
U.S. Race Relations at 20-Year Low, Survey Finds
Time - 17 Dec 2015 01:08
They're the worst since the O.J. Simpson trial ended in an acquittal
Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, will resume on Wednesday
Chicago Tribune - 16 Dec 2015 03:18Police Reports Contrast Video in Police Shooting of Teen
ABC News - 5 Dec 2015 08:46
Chicago officials release police reports showing officers' accounts differ from video
Chicago officials release Laquan McDonald investigation video from Burger King
Chicago Tribune - 4 Dec 2015 05:47Rio de Janeiro police officers arrested for killings of black and mixed-race youths
The Guardian - 2 Dec 2015 00:51
Four military police officers fatally shot five youths on Sunday and allegedly tampered with crime scene in latest incid...
Protests Erupt in Chicago After Police Shooting Video Released
ABC News - 25 Nov 2015 05:55
The video showing Laquan McDonald being shot sparked protests.
Protesters Call for Prosecution of Police in Fatal Shooting
ABC News - 22 Nov 2015 05:54
Protesters call for prosecution of police in fatal shooting of black man in Minneapolis
Baltimore officer warned Freddie Gray needed medical help, newspaper reports
Reuters - 27 Sep 2015 05:26
(Reuters) - A Baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter over the death of black man Freddie Gray told another o...
Video shows 9 cops tackling crying, unarmed teen for jaywalking
The Week - 18 Sep 2015 16:12
Footage uploaded from Stockton, California, shows nine police officers tackling and arresting a 16-year-old boy accused ...
Ahmed Mohamed's Dad Says He Won't Return to Public School
Time - 18 Sep 2015 16:01
Teenager will transfer after his arrest for bringing a clock to school
Ahmed Mohamed accepts Barack Obama's White House invitation and hears from MIT
Daily Mail - 17 Sep 2015 16:47
Ahmed Mohamed appeared on Good Morning America Thursday, telling Robin Roberts that he isn't going to let the clock inci...
Teen Arrested for Clock Gets Warm Welcome From Silicon Valley
ABC News - 17 Sep 2015 16:40
The biggest names in Silicon Valley are rallying around Ahmed Mohamed, the tech savvy Texas teen who was arrested after ...
Condemning cops without all the facts is outrageously unfair
New York Post - 16 Sep 2015 06:09
Bob Dylan's haunting 1965 song "Desolation Row" begins with the line, "They're selling postcards of the hanging." It mus...
What James Blake's arrest teaches us about race relations in America
New York Post - 13 Sep 2015 06:01
Shave off a few years -- and a few pounds -- and I could easily be James Blake. Which is why his arrest this week outsid...
Baltimore mayor drops re-election bid as turmoil follows Freddie Gray's death
The Guardian - 12 Sep 2015 15:37
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she wants to focus on governing, not campaigning, even as political analysts say race 'was...
Judge: Cops accused of killing Freddie Gray will be tried in Baltimore
The Week - 10 Sep 2015 17:25
Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams ruled today that the trials of the six police officers indicted on charges ...