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Thursday, February 29, 2024

WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN 2024?

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words by charles brooks  In 2024, Black History Month continues to highlight the accomplishments and contributions of Black people to a nati...
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Monday, February 26, 2024

After Setting Himself on Fire, US Airman Aaron Bushnell Dies Declaring 'Free Palestine'

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By Brett Wilkins "Many of us like to ask ourselves, 'What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apart...
Sunday, February 25, 2024

Michigan State Police releases independent report on racial bias, ACLU calls it ‘concerning’

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BY:  KEN COLEMAN   The Michigan State Police (MSP) has released an independent report centered on the issue of whether it has carried out ra...

Bill to make juvenile crime records public advances to Louisiana House

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By: RICHARD A. WEBSTER, VERITE   Juvenile crime once again took center stage at the State Capitol as a bill that would publicize the confide...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

FL activists protest proposal that would abolish civilian review boards

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The measure is strongly supported by law enforcement Three dozen activists gathered in front of the old Capitol building in Tallahassee on T...
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

New sheriff in town: Gov. Jeff Landry ready to reverse Edwards’ criminal justice policy

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BY:  PIPER HUTCHINSON   - FEBRUARY 19, 2024  Longer sentences, more executions and harsher penalties for juveniles. These are among the prop...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Gaza: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’

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  19 February 2024  Peace and Security An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Pales...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

ICJ Hearings to Examine 57 Years of Israeli Occupation of Palestine

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By Brett Wilkins "Decades of injustice will finally face scrutiny," said U.N. human rights official Francesca Albanese ahead of ne...