WATCH: Georgia promises thorough probe in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Georgia authorities addressed the arrests in the Arbery case. Watch their remarks here.
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Attorney for Ahmaud Arbery’s family: ‘Why do we have 2 justice systems in America?’
Public outcry is mounting over the killing of an unarmed African American man in Georgia over two months ago. Recently released video shows 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery jogging in late February when he was shot to death by two white men,…
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Video appearing to show killing of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery sparks outrage
A black family in Georgia is pressing authorities to act after the shooting death of their son. In late February, Ahmaud Arbery was killed after two white men chased him, but no charges have been filed. Now, shocking video apparently…
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Patients dying of COVID-19 are disproportionately black. Chicago’s mayor isn’t surprised
According to early data about the scope of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., COVID-19 is hitting Americans of color especially hard. The CDC has not published racial breakdowns of deaths, but some states are -- and they show that…
Health officials have stressed that novel coronavirus doesn’t discriminate based on race or ethnicity. But disparities long present in the U.S. medical system are now driving what some call a crisis within a crisis: black and brown communities across the…
As coronavirus has spread across the U.S., so have reports of violence against people of Asian descent, and the FBI warns a surge in hate crimes could be yet to come. These fears have led to the creation of a…
The deal is tied to a 2019 lawsuit in which Figaro said she was fired from the Sanders-created political group Our Revolution a year earlier due to her race and in "retaliation for complaining about the organization's treatment towards her…
The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush and named after Till, comes 120 years after Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation.
A Georgia Southern University freshman promoted white supremacist ideology in a class presentation. The university says the presentation falls within his free speech rights. Students of color say they want the school to do more.
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