Whose lives matter to the Republican governor of Texas?
This is a tale of two pardons in Texas. The first was requested for George Floyd, the Black man whose murder by Minnesota police in 2020 sparked nationwide protests. His …
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Texas governor pardons man convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday granted a full pardon to a former US Army sergeant and Uber driver who was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in …
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicates show to ground-breaking Harlem Renaissance black art movement
Fifty-five years later, the Met is again having a show on the Harlem Renaissance, an important modern artistic movement that marked a watershed moment for race identity and black pride. …
Colorado, other states target disavowed “excited delirium” diagnosis
Following a pivotal year in the movement to discard the term “excited delirium,” momentum is building in Colorado and several other states to ban the discredited medical diagnosis from death …
Oakland clinic wants to improve care for Black babies, families
As a Black mother, Hope Williams-Burt always felt as if she had to fight to get her doctors to listen to her. One health care worker even criticized the way …
How Steve McQueen’s Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave made a statement by not giving viewers ‘the chance to look away’ upon its release 10 years ago
“At that point,” McQueen told The New York Times, “there was no going back.” As a young man, McQueen’s father had worked as an orange picker in Florida, in the …
Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause
Former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the January 6, 2021, attack …
Don’t Miss: Patrick Martinez’s ‘Ghost Land’ at ICA SF
“Ghost Land” Installation view, 2023. Courtesy of artist, Charlie James Gallery, and ICA SF Impart Photography: Glen Cheriton Patrick Martinez grew up in Los Angeles. When he was about twelve …
Google, Meta, other tech giants cut DEI programs in 2023
AnitaB.org CEO Brenda Wilkerson speaks on a panel with Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland at the 2019 Grace Hopper conference. Shortly after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of …
Eerie details in Derek Chauvin attack after John Turscak ‘stabbed George Floyd’s killer 22 times with improvised knife’
A FEDERAL prisoner has been charged with attempted murder after he stabbed former police officer Derek Chauvin 22 times, prosecutors say. Chauvin, 47, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd, …