Mar 10 Civil rights leaders outraged as more minorities undercounted in 2020 census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The 2020 census missed an unexpectedly small percentage of the total U.S. population given the unprecedented challenges it faced. Continue reading
Feb 24 10 years after killing of Trayvon Martin, nation continues its reckoning on racial justice By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press The killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media. Continue reading
Feb 21 Already convicted of murder, jury to consider whether Arbery killers guilty of hate crimes By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A jury in Georgia will hear dueling arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys on whether the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery was a federal hate crime. Continue reading
Feb 17 Do policies that aim to increase diversity in hiring really work? By Kenichi Serino Earlier this month, former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL over allegedly racist hiring processes. The lawsuit stems from a series of text messages between Flores and Patriots coach Bill Belichick three days before the… Continue reading
Jan 21 Prosecutors seek open hearing on trial evidence in Floyd’s killing By Associated Press Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers on civil rights charges in George Floyd's killing are asking the judge to open at least parts of a hearing on the admissibility of some evidence. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: 3 men convicted of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life in prison for the killing By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old… Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Louisiana posthumously pardons Homer A. Plessy, namesake for ‘separate but equal’ case By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press The state Board of Pardons in November recommended the pardon for Plessy, who boarded the rail car as a member of a small civil rights group hoping to overturn a state law segregating trains. Continue reading
Dec 27 Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality By Mogomotsi Magome, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press The legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s activism for equality continues to reverberate among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when the clergyman battled apartheid. Continue reading
Nov 22 Rhode Island voters chose to drop ‘Plantation’ from state’s name. A year later it remains on display By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Rhode Island dropped "Providence Plantations" from its name a year ago, but not from its buildings. Providence Plantations is written in the script in marble near the State House dome and on bronze plaques in the entryway. Continue reading
Nov 22 Florida judge clears four Black men falsely accused of 1949 rape of white woman By Terry Spencer, Associated Press At the request of the local prosecutor, a judge on Monday dismissed the charges and convictions against the Groveland Four: Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Walter Irvin. Continue reading