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In NAACP speech, Biden denounces violence but resumes attacks on Trump

The Democratic president also made an impassioned appeal to Black voters, who have been a cornerstone of his campaign.

Al Jazeera

Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering

Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital in New York. The 44-year-old singer arrived after being turned away from a nearby charity hospital on evidence of drug use, then lay for hours on a stretcher in the hallway, unrecognized and unattended. Her estate amounted…

The Conversation

Report hits out at ‘glacial’ progress in plan to stamp out police racism

The president of the National Black Police Association slammed the lack of progress and said change needs to be forced on policing

The Independent UK

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Milwaukee hotel employees fired after death of Black man who was pinned to ground

Several employees involved in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground outside a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee have been fired

The Independent UK

Calls for justice grow in death of Black man outside Milwaukee hotel as GOP convention approaches

Calls for justice in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground during a struggle with security guards at a Milwaukee hotel are growing

The Independent UK

Family of Black man who died after being pinned down by hotel security guards is fighting for criminal charges

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has compared Dvontaye Mitchell’s death to that of George Floyd.

The Independent UK

For US democracy to survive, it needs progressives like Sanders and AOC

The Democratic establishment says this election is about preserving democracy – yet are more worried about looking disunited than winning

The Guardian - US

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Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Black man who died after being held down by Milwaukee hotel guards

The Rev. Al Sharpton is set to travel to Milwaukee to deliver a eulogy for a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground by hotel security guards

The Independent UK

Civil rights attorney calls for justice after US Black man killed by security guards

Ben Crump demands killing not be ‘swept under rug’ after D’vontaye Mitchell was held down outside Milwaukee hotel

The Guardian - US

Study: George Floyd Protests Did Not Cause Mass Exodus of Police Officers

Most officer retirements happened in 2021, and there is no evidence showing cities with more intense protests saw a greater number of officer exits.

Reason

Appeal Confirms Acquittal Of Six Police In Swiss 'George Floyd' Case

A Swiss appeals court confirmed Monday the acquittal of six police officers charged over the death of a Nigerian man following a heavy-handed arrest, in a case that drew comparisons to George Floyd.

International Business Times

Atlanta City Council approves settlement of $2M for students pulled from car during 2020 protests

The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s killing

The Independent UK

Two Texas jail guards are indicted by a county grand jury in the asphyxiation death of an inmate

A grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas, has indicted two county jail guards on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of an inmate at the jail in Fort Worth

The Independent UK

When police shootings don’t kill

In recent years, more researchers have dug into the extent of fatal police shootings. But what about the survivors?

Salon

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Photojournalist Injured By Police During Protests Enters Hospice Care

Photojournalist Linda Tirado, shot by police during George Floyd protests, enters hospice care. Calls for police reform continue after Derek Chauvin's conv...

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The Guardian - US

Journalist shot by Minneapolis police at George Floyd protest in hospice care

Linda Tirado ‘is at life’s end’ due to eye injury sustained while covering a protest in 2020

The Guardian - UK

Police in race crisis as minority ethnic officers end support for action plan

Exclusive: NBPA, which represents thousands of police across UK, accuses leaders of breaking promises

Latin Times

Most Americans support keeping Confederate history alive, poll shows

The social reckoning following the murder of George Floyd prompted many communities to remove Confederate monuments. Now, some are backtracking

Texas Observer

The Struggle to Fulfill Juneteenth’s Promise and Reckon with Its History

Sam Collins, better known as Professor Juneteenth, says his work to educate Americans about the holiday’s legacy is unfinished.

The Conversation

Court blocks grants to Black women entrepreneurs in case that could restrict DEI efforts by companies and charities

In a 2-1 vote on June 3, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that the Fearless Foundation – the charitable arm of the Fearless Fund venture capital firm – must suspend its Strivers Grant Contest. The contest is limited to Black women…

The Guardian - US

Former White House staffer says Trump called for leaker to be executed

Trump’s demand that 2020 leaker be punished with death raises questions about retribution if he is re-elected

Reason

Justice Department Says Phoenix Police Violated Rights of Children, Minorities, Protesters, Homeless People

Phoenix police are trained that "deescalation" means overwhelming and immediate force, whether or not it's necessary.

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