Human rights lawyer Tara Murray had hopes of somehow witnessing Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential oath in person.
A sculpture of the enslaved Black explorer who was on the Lewis and Clark expedition was mysteriously placed in an Oregon park
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A bust of the enslaved explorer who accompanied Lewis and Clark was mysteriously put in a Portland, Oregon, park last month. Weeks later, the artist still hasn't formally come forward -- but the work has sparked a c...
Meghan Markle’s plight also reveals the strength of Black kinship bonds
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Washington Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's story of racism, mental health struggles and the tearing apart of a family did highlight one bright spot: the strength of Black kinship bonds. Consider producer...
NASA named the Perseverance rover’s landing spot for Octavia E. Butler, the pioneering Black science-fiction author
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Though they starred aliens, vampires and time travelers, Octavia E. Butler's celebrated science-fiction novels were often grounded on Earth. Her name and enduring legacy, though, have made it as far as the Red Plane...
Black mother pepper-sprayed in front of her toddler, police say
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The Police Accountability Board in Rochester, New York, is calling for fundamental changes in the city's police department after police said a Black mother was pepper-sprayed during an arrest, which body camera foot...
Safe water — it’s what women want
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The Rt Hon. Helen Clark is a former Prime Minister of New Zealand and is board chair of the World Health Organization's Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. Laura Chinchilla is former President of Co...
Canada vowed to protect its Indigenous women. But they are still being blamed for their own deaths
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February marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national questions about how Canada treats Indigenous women. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Canadian Cree-Métis mother of three, bled to de...
‘Dripping in the blood of Jim Crow’: Voting rights groups say GOP-backed bills in Georgia target Black voters
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Atlanta Voting rights groups led bus tours, knocked on 1 million doors and gave out food at community events to achieve an unprecedented Black voter turnout in Georgia. The organizations have been credited with helpi...
A Black police officer in Florida was fired for using the N-word, but his police union wants him reinstated
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A Black police officer in Florida was fired this week after footage from his body camera showed him using the N-word during a personal phone call and while making an arrest last November. Delvin White, an eight-year...
NFL picks its first Black female game official
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Maia Chaka will make history when the new National Football League season starts this year. The NFL said Friday it has added Chaka to its roster of game officials for 2021, making her the league's first Black woman ...
CNN analysis: Georgia’s proposed weekend voting restrictions would strike at Black voters
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Black Georgians disproportionately cast their ballots on the weekend days that Republican lawmakers want to eliminate as options in future elections, according to a CNN analysis of voting data from last November's g...
Organization founded by LeBron James and other Black athletes turns focus to fighting GOP-backed bills restricting voter access
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Washington The political organization founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and a host of other Black athletes and artists will kick off its post-2020 work with a focus on the wave of Republican-backed legislation ai...
Women at the helm of films are having a moment
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