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As killings continue, May becomes city’s deadliest month since 1999
By Luke Broadwater Hours after Baltimore’s mayor huddled with police officials to discuss the recent spike in violence, two more people were killed Monday — making May the city’s deadliest month since 1999. The two homicides increased this month’s total … Continue reading
American hypocrisy exposed: U.S. slammed on racism, police brutality and human rights violations
By Charlene Muhammad The U.S. was recently condemned by a United Nations body for human rights failures, particularly with regard to racism and police murders of Black men and boys. Activists, however, aren’t holding their breath waiting for the world … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Human rights, police abuse, race, racism, United Nations
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Anti-Gay Groups Gear Up To Fight A 30-Year-Old Supreme Court Victory Over Racism
By Ian Millhiser Bob Jones University was a racist institution. Until 1971, the school did not accept black students at all, and for much of the 1970s, the school only permitted African Americans who were married to another African American … Continue reading
#SayHerName Shows Black Women Face Police Violence, Too—and Pregnancy and Motherhood Are No Refuge
By Dani McClain A new front in #BlackLivesMatter organizing is advancing today as concerned people nationwide gather to draw attention to black women and girls harmed or killed by police violence. According to organizers with Black Youth Project 100, rallies … Continue reading
Robin DiAngelo, Whiteness, and Police Brutality
By Conor Friedersdorf Last week, Gawker interviewed Robin DiAngelo, a professor of multicultural education at Westfield State University. She discussed aspects of her thinking on whiteness, which are set forth at length in her book, What Does it Mean to … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Ferguson, police, police abuse, race, racism, social activism
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Freddie Gray among many suspects who do not get medical care from Baltimore police
By Mark Puente and Meredith Cohn When Baltimore State’s Attorney Maryliyn Mosby charged six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, she said they had ignored Gray’s pleas for medical care during his arrest and a 45-minute transport van … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Baltimore Police, Freddie Gray, police abuse, race, rough rides
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Heart Risk Factors May Affect Black Women More Than White Women
By Nancy Shute African-American women can be at risk of heart disease even if they don’t have metabolic syndrome, a study finds. That’s a problem, because the current thinking is that metabolic syndrome — defined as high triglycerides, bad cholesterol, … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Cardiovascular disease, health, heart, race, womens health
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