US Racism
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Chicago suburb becomes first U.S. city to pay Black residents reparations over ‘redlining’The city council voted 8-1 on Monday to begin distributing US$400,000 to eligible Black residents in a nod toward addressing historically racist housing policies.WorldMar 28, 2021
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Man accused in Atlanta spa shootings faces malice murder, aggravated assault chargesLong was taken into custody following a chase by police hours after the shooting rampage last Tuesday and charged with eight counts of murder.WorldMar 22, 2021
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Illinois officer who shot, killed Black man fired from police forceThe announcement of the firing came shortly after the FBI joined Illinois State Police in investigating the shooting late Tuesday of Marcellis Stinnette, 19, and the wounding of his girlfriend, Tafara Williams.WorldOct 23, 2020
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Trump pushes ‘patriotic education’ while downplaying history of U.S. slaveryThe president defended white culture and denounced Democrats, the media and others who he accused of trying to indoctrinate school children and shame their parents’ “whiteness.”WorldSep 17, 2020
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D.C. task force calls for changes to monuments with slavery ties, sparking angerAmong the targets are the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial, which stand on federal land and are outside the capital city government's control.WorldSep 1, 2020
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Clashes at Georgia protest over Confederate memorial prompt police to move inSeveral dozen right-wing demonstrators, some waving the Confederate battle flag and many wearing military gear, gathered in downtown Stone Mountain where they faced off against a few hundred counterprotesters, many of whom wore shirts or carried signs expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement.WorldAug 15, 2020
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Trump ‘will not even consider’ removing names of Confederate leaders from U.S. basesTrump's vow came as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress to remove statues of notable Confederacy members from Capitol Hill.WorldJun 10, 2020
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UN must ‘urgently’ address U.S. police violence, Black victims’ families demandThe ACLU, along with the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other victims, want an independent investigation into the recent killings of unarmed Black people in the United States, as well as one into “violent law enforcement responses to protests.”WorldJun 8, 2020
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Ahmaud Arbery’s death in Georgia raises echoes of U.S. racial terror legacyThe Feb. 23 shooting in coastal Georgia is drawing comparisons to a much darker period of U.S. history — when extrajudicial killings of black people, almost exclusively at the hands of white male vigilantes, inflicted racial terror on African Americans.WorldMay 9, 2020
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Note left for Georgia teacher tells her to hang herself with headscarf, signed ‘America’A high school teacher found a note in her classroom telling her that her headscarf is no longer allowed, and instead should be used to hang herself.PoliticsNov 14, 2016
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