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New study confirms that innocent people are pleading guilty because the system is rigged

“We microchip our dogs”: OH city council member proposes microchips instead of ankle monitors

New Orleans judge is the latest to strike down money bail after class-action suit

Black Lives Matter protestors crash wedding of officer who murdered Stephon Clark

The first ever WakandaCon offered Black sanctuary in an unexpectedly emotional experience

Largest for-profit prison company in Florida threatens to sue Dream Defenders for anti-ICE protests

Zimbabwe election protests turn fatal after soldiers crack down on demonstrators calling results a sham

The Nation magazine issues apology after backlash for publishing offensive poem from a white guy

PA Catholic church wages war to prevent court report’s release on clergy abuse scandal

Florida police chief allegedly ordered false arrests for random Black people to improve stats

Facebook confirms coordinated attacks, possible midterm election meddling by Russians

LeBron opens public school offering free meals, college tuition to graduates and more

Teen Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi released after widely rebuked term in Israeli prison

Canada is using DNA testing sites to target immigrants for deportation

Philadelphia ends contract with ICE following protests

Elbert Howard, one of the Black Panther Party founders, dies at 80

New Zealand to grant 10 day paid leave for domestic abuse survivors

Missing pages of Malcolm X’s autobiography purchased by the Schomburg Center at NY auction

String of Black LGBTQ+ murders sparks fear of serial killer in Central Florida community

Oakland mourns after 18-year-old Nia Wilson is killed on BART subway station by alleged white supremacist

A course is being taught at a New York college on the crisis of white masculinity and it’s about time

Jordan Peele buys out theater to support ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ fanning more ‘Get Out’ comparisons

NFL temporarily suspends anthem policy after Miami Dolphins plan harsh penalties for protests

Remains of 95 Black “convict lease laborers” who were basically post-Civil War slaves found in Texas

Police point gun at Black teens, arrest them after white couple lies about them having weapons

Shuri returns to the throne in her own Marvel comic by Nnedi Okorafor

Elon Musk faces growing criticism over his contributions to Republican Political Action Committees

Chicago erupts in protest following the shooting of a Black man by Chicago PD

Poet Simone John talks her book ‘Testify’ and Sandra Bland’s legacy on the anniversary of her death in AAIHS interview

Tens of thousands protest Trump visit in London

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