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U.S. probe into 1955 lynching of Emmett Till ends with no new chargesCarolyn Bryant Donham was accused of lying about whether Till, a 14-year-old Black boy, ever touched her, which sparked his brutal killing by two white men in Mississippi.CrimeDec 6
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Noel Alexander, well-known Montreal civil rights activist, has diedFormer Jamaica Association of Montreal president Noel Alexander, has died. He was 87.CanadaSep 14
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Rick Zamperin: Sports and politics collide over MLB All-Star GameTexas Gov. Greg Abbott declined to throw out the first pitch before Monday’s game between Texas and Toronto to protest MLB's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.CommentaryApr 7
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Nova Scotia reimburses court fees, fine paid by civil rights icon Viola DesmondMore than seven decades after Viola Desmond paid the fine for the actions that made her a civil rights icon, Nova Scotia is reimbursing the cost of the ticket.CanadaFeb 3
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Art depicting Viola Desmond displayed on building where she was arrested in 1946Desmond's story went largely untold for a half-century, but in recent years she has been featured on a stamp, and her name graces a Halifax harbour ferry.CanadaOct 3, 2020
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Black Lives Matter activists hold first-ever Black National Convention, virtuallyFriday’s live-stream broadcast will include policy proposals on such issues as voter suppression, reproductive rights, inequality in public education, housing insecurity and inter-communal violence, according to its agenda.WorldAug 27, 2020
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‘Conscience of Congress’: U.S. lawmakers remember civil rights icon John LewisHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Lewis the “conscience of the Congress” who was “revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the Capitol.”WorldJul 27, 2020
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John Lewis: Body of civil rights icon brought across bridge in Selma, AlabamaLewis, 80, died July 17 several months after he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.WorldJul 26, 2020
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Civil rights icon John Lewis mourned in hometown of Troy, AlabamaLewis, who became a civil rights icon and a longtime Georgia congressman, died July 17 at the age of 80.WorldJul 25, 2020
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The InstaList: Black Lives Matter activists furthering the movement on InstagramA curated list of some of the more prominent BLM activists on the Instagram platform.TrendingJul 24, 2020
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