Right now, courts allow an individual to claim, after they lose, that they received an ineffective defense. But the bar is high.
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Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness | The New York Times
George Vecsey, The New York Times | BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 1: Former professional baseball player Jackie Robinson at Boston University. Exact date unknown. (Photo by Frank O’Brien/The Boston Globe via Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]This[/dropcap] happened at Shea Stadium a few decades ago: My son and I were in a half-empty section, not far […]
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Raleigh man opens first African-American-owned cultural art gallery | ABC11 Raleigh Durham
Staff, ABC11 Raleigh Durham | Featured Image Text. Featured Image [dropcap]RALEIGH[/dropcap] (WTVD) — A local man has become the first African-American to own a cultural art gallery in Raleigh. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Jason Franklin opened the art gallery along with his daughter, Ashley, who is the Art Director. The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce held a […]
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Black-Owned Businesses Carve Out Space In An Increasingly Gentrified D.C. | Shoppe Black
Shoppe Black, Shoppe Black | Flowers rest on top of pictures Kalief Browder at a protest after his suicide in 2015. His family reached a settlement with the city on Thursday. Credit Lucas Jackson/Reuters . Featured Image [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] Friday night, and rapper Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle” is blaring inside of the only black-owned bar […]
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Speaking Black Dialect in Courtrooms Can Have Striking Consequences | The New York Times
The larger implication is that people are not being afforded a sense of fairness and justice because the system is not responding to their language
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Georgia’s Stacey Abrams to Deliver State of the Union Response for Democrats | The New York Times
Stacey Abrams, a rising political star from Georgia who narrowly lost a race for governor there last year, will deliver the Democrats’ official response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week.
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R&B Star James Ingram Dies at 66 | HuffPost
Ingram’s hits include “Baby Come To Me,” “Somewhere Out There” and “Just Once.”
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Diversity in Museum Leadership Has Marginally Increased Since 2015, New Survey Says | Hyperallergic
According to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, US museum staff have become more diverse — however, the margin of increase has been notably lower for people of color than women specifically.
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Kamala Harris’s Campaign Strategy: Don’t Pick a Lane | The Atlantic
The 2020 candidate is pitching herself as the one who can actually put together a winning coalition of voters, a goal Democrats have obsessed over since their shocker loss in 2016.
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco review – heartfelt ode to the city | The Guardian
Impressive visuals, strong performances and earnest intentions wrestle with an overly precious tone in an ambitious directorial debut.
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