Even before her son was born, Jesmyn Ward was preoccupied with one thing – how she would prepare him for survival
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Black Lives Matter Is Democracy in Action | The New York Times
CHICAGO — Why has this generation of black activists failed to produce a Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or a Malcolm X — a charismatic, messiah-like figure who can lead a major movement?
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Black Lives Matter cannot be sued, judge rules after police officer takes action | The Guardian
BLM is a social movement like the Tea Party and activist DeRay Mckesson’s actions amounted to protected speech, says judge in dismissing suit.
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DOJ Won’t Prosecute Baltimore Officers In Freddie Gray Case | NPR
The Department of Justice will not bring civil rights charges against six Baltimore police involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, the young black man whose death caused widespread violent protest in that city in 2015.
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Halle Berry Comments On Black Lives Matter Supporters Who Only “Talk The Talk” – Vibe
Halle Berry believes that if you’re all talk and no substance when it comes to making a difference, don’t whine when nothing gets done.
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Running While Black: Melanin and Movement Does Not a ‘Thug’ Make – The Root
Rule 1: If your skin comes within two dozen shades of looking blue in the moonlight, don’t run at night. Rule 2: If your schedule demands it, be careful.
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Family of Michael Brown Settles Lawsuit Against City of Ferguson – The New York Times
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement in the lawsuit brought by the family of Michael Brown against the police officer who fatally shot him in Ferguson, Mo., ending the legal chapter of a case that sparked national outrage over the police’s treatment of black people.
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Black Women in America Really Do Work Harder for Less, New Report Shows – Slate
It’s a familiar adage that black Americans have to work twice as hard to get half as far as their white counterparts—and that black women, oppressed by the intersecting forces of sexism and racism, have to struggle even more.
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Ferguson Activist from Iconic Photo Found Dead In Car from Gunshot Wound – Atlanta Black Star
Ferguson, Mo., activist Edward Crawford, 27 was found dead in his car Thursday, May 5, from a gunshot wound. Crawford was captured in this iconic photo throwing a police tear gas canister away from children rallying on the street during the August 2014 Mike Brown protests.
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Black Lives Matter groups joining forces with wage activists – The Philadelphia Tribune
A cluster of Black Lives Matter groups and the organization leading the push for a $15-an-hour wage are joining forces to combine the struggle for racial justice with the fight for economic equality, just as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to do in the last year of his life.
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