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Florida Lawmaker Proposes Abortion Ban, ‘Florida Heartbeat Act’
Republican State Rep. Webster Barnaby proposed the law just weeks after the abortion ban in Texas went into effect.
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Derek Chauvin Appeals His Conviction in the Death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin says he has run out of money and was denied a public defender in the fight to overturn his conviction.
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10 Black Female Officers Accuse DC Police of Racial and Sexual Discrimination in Class-Action Lawsuit
One plaintiff said a fellow officer on the Metropolitan Police force took out his penis and urinated in a bottle in front of her, according to the lawsuit.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says Asymptomatic Students Exposed to COVID-19 Can Go to School
In this latest attempt to kill off his constituents, Gov. DeSantis says the new policy acknowledges that quarantines get in the way of the students’ education.
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‘Large Nostrils’: Methodist University Suspends Sorority After Racist Presentation
A member of Alpha Delta Pi made a PowerPoint using pictures of four Black Methodist University football players, pointing out their Black features.
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9 Oakland Officers Disciplined for Sharing Racist and Sexist Social Media Posts
The investigation found that the nine officers used their work phones to access and share inappropriate content.
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Racist Petition to Reinstate Slavery Circulates at Missouri High School: Report
The Park Hill School District will be holding ‘listening tours’ for students impacted by the petition that circulated Park Hill South High School.
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Jay-Z’s Team Roc Files Lawsuit Against Kansas City Police, Citing a Laundry List of Complaints About Abuse
The lawsuit lists several cases against Kansas City officers; a spokesperson for KCKPD says the department will be reviewing the petition before responding.
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Newberg School Staffer Shows Up for Class in Blackface, Calls Herself Rosa Parks to Protest Vaccine Mandate
Lauren Pefferle, a special education assistant, wore blackface to Mabel Rush Elementary School in protest of a new vaccine mandate for school district staff.
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George Holliday, Man Who Filmed Rodney King Police Beating, Dies of COVID-19 Complications
In 1991, Holliday recorded Rodney King getting viciously beaten by four LAPD officers, opening the door for the current movement against police brutality.
