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The Racist Trope That Won’t Die | The New York Times The toxically racist ape characterization has been pushed to the margins of the public square.

June 19, 2018

The toxically racist ape characterization has been pushed to the margins of the public square.

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Akala: ‘As I grew up, I became embarrassed by my mother’s whiteness’ | The Guardian At five, the hip-hop poet was racially abused at school. Could his mother ever really understand?

June 1, 2018

At five, the hip-hop poet was racially abused at school. Could his mother ever really understand?

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Poor People’s Campaign Launches With March on Capitol Hill | Colorlines The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.

May 16, 2018

The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.

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Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s Mother, Is Considering Running For Political Office In Ferguson | Essence Ever since her son, 18-year-old Michael Brown, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, Lezley McSpadden has been a tireless advocate for justice. Now, she could be running for office.

May 4, 2018

Ever since her son, 18-year-old Michael Brown, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, Lezley McSpadden has been a tireless advocate for justice. Now, she could be running for office.

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Tribeca Film Festival hosts screening and Q&A for ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ | New York Amsterdam News Martin’s extrajudicial killing seemed to reopen a portal to history many had fought to shut tight—a time when the Klu Klux Klan routinely and with impunity killed Blacks in the South and across rural America in the 100 years from Reconstruction through the civil rights era.

May 3, 2018

Martin’s extrajudicial killing seemed to reopen a portal to history many had fought to shut tight—a time when the Klu Klux Klan routinely and with impunity killed Blacks in the South and across rural America in the 100 years from Reconstruction through the civil rights era.