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By EJI Staff, EJI On June10, 1954, governors and representatives from twelve Southern states met in Richmond, Virginia, and resolved to defiantly resist the United States Supreme Court’s decision in…
By Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, June 4, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. “Please use the hand sanitizer…
More than a thousand people showed up to support a procession and rally held at the Compton courthouse yesterday. The ‘Peace Ride’ was organized by the Compton Cowboys in support…
A second faculty member at the University of Louisiana Monroe has been accused this week of making racist statements online. The News-Star confirmed Sunday that ULM administrators are aware of…
With the nation’s streets becoming contested political spaces, cars have been turned into weapons — something the far right has joked about for years. The video is shocking. As the…
Covellite International Film Festival alumnus Charles Perry aims to shed light on African American rodeo culture through his upcoming documentary “The Black Cowboy” — and now, thanks to a grant…
A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital after being shot, police said. A man drove into a Seattle crowd protesting the death in police custody of George Floyd before shooting…
On June 9, 1963, while returning from a voter registration workshop in South Carolina, Fannie Lou Hamer and other civil rights activists were arrested in Winona, Mississippi. Ms. Hamer and…
Saying the existing Police Department cannot be reformed, a majority of the City Council has promised to rethink public safety from the ground up in the wake of George Floyd’s…
By Anna Rahmanan, HuffPost Renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson, who has pivoted to help his community, speaks about the current state of the food industry and the status of African Americans.…