Articles for Black Justice

Editorial: Palm Springs brutally displaced hundreds. They’re finally getting a measure of justice
1 month, 1 week ago

Editorial: Palm Springs brutally displaced hundreds. They’re finally getting a measure of justice

LA Times  

They were children when their families’ Palm Springs homes were bulldozed and burned as part of the systematic destruction of a community. A 1968 state report called it “a city-engineered holocaust.” Opinion Editorial: Palm Springs bulldozed a Black neighborhood. Compensate survivors The city of Palm Springs threw out hundreds of its Black residents in the 1960s and burned down their …

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‘Woke’ being misused by Government ministers, says first black female bishop
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Woke’ being misused by Government ministers, says first black female bishop

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Church of England’s first black female bishop has warned …

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Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir
1 year, 6 months ago

Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the last couple of years, Fletcher has traveled internationally, testified before …

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Tulsa race massacre survivors are fighting for justice 102 years after catastrophic attack
1 year, 7 months ago

Tulsa race massacre survivors are fighting for justice 102 years after catastrophic attack

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, 102 years later, a lawsuit from Viola …

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MPs urge home secretary to ensure ‘justice is served’ following ‘horrific’ attack on Black schoolgirl
1 year, 11 months ago

MPs urge home secretary to ensure ‘justice is served’ following ‘horrific’ attack on Black schoolgirl

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cross-party group of MPs have urged the …

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Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ's largest ever
1 year, 11 months ago

Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ's largest ever

The Independent  

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Black Adam Second Trailer Out: Dwayne Johnson kneels before no one
2 years, 4 months ago

Black Adam Second Trailer Out: Dwayne Johnson kneels before no one

Firstpost  

Going on a recent spree of cancelling films like Batgirl, and Scoob! Making Dwayne Johnson finally step into the superhero world, the Black Adam features him in a power-packed titular role, which honestly seems like it was tailor-made for the handsome hunk. A new era in the DC Universe has begun.” In the latest trailer, while Black Adam insists that …

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‘History’: Ketanji Brown Jackson officially joins US top court
2 years, 6 months ago

‘History’: Ketanji Brown Jackson officially joins US top court

Al Jazeera  

Justice Jackson takes oath to begin tenure as the first Black woman on the US Supreme Court. US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to start her lifetime appointment as the first Black woman to serve on the country’s top court. “As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her seat on the Supreme Court, our nation takes …

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A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories
2 years, 8 months ago

A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories

NPR  

A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories Enlarge this image toggle caption Debbie Elliott/NPR Debbie Elliott/NPR More than a million people have visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., since it opened four years ago. "We call this new section Community Reckoning," says EJI founder and Executive Director Bryan Stevenson. "It's …

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Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

LA Times  

Jackson shatters the glass ceiling with the Senate’s 53-47 confirmation vote, though she won’t be formally sworn in until this summer. The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, promoting the appellate judge to a lifetime seat no Black woman has ever occupied. But in appointing the first Black female justice, Biden hopes to energize …

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First Black congressman honored amid calls for justice
2 years, 11 months ago

First Black congressman honored amid calls for justice

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Joseph H. Rainey, born into slavery in 1832, was honored Thursday for being the first Black member of the House by formally having a room in the Capitol named after him. 3 House Democratic leader James Clyburn, Rainey’s great-granddaughter Lorna Rainey and others used the event to say the battle for racial justice and voting rights that …

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Colin Powell had mixed legacy among some African Americans
3 years, 2 months ago

Colin Powell had mixed legacy among some African Americans

Associated Press  

DETROIT — As an American leader, Colin Powell’s credentials were impeccable: He was national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs and secretary of state. When he did talk about race, his words were measured, as in a 1994 commencement speech at Howard University: “Racism is a disease that you can help cure by standing up for your rights, and …

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R Kelly has been found guilty — but for Black women like me, there is no justice and no peace
3 years, 3 months ago

R Kelly has been found guilty — but for Black women like me, there is no justice and no peace

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2019, when interest in Kelly’s …

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The real Doreen Lawrence: One Black mother’s relentless pursuit of justice
3 years, 4 months ago

The real Doreen Lawrence: One Black mother’s relentless pursuit of justice

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stephen Lawrence’s mother, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, has been a seminal figure in …

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Group calls on white people not to send kids to Ivy League schools
3 years, 5 months ago

Group calls on white people not to send kids to Ivy League schools

Daily Mail  

A social justice group has said it sent a letter to white Democrats in two wealthy Texas neighborhoods calling on them to pledge their children will not apply to Ivy League schools so that black students can get a spot instead. The group is specifically calling on white people to sign its 'college pledge' not to send their children to …

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George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death. Hundreds of people gathered for the rally Sunday in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where former police …

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Survivors Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Share Eyewitness Accounts
3 years, 7 months ago

Survivors Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Share Eyewitness Accounts

NPR  

Survivors Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Share Eyewitness Accounts Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The day that a white mob came to Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Okla., Viola Fletcher was just 7 years old. Sponsor Message Fletcher and two other survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, her younger brother …

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Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on Remdesivir
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on Remdesivir

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre and several pharmaceutical companies to respond to a petition seeking that all manufacturers of Remdesivir, used in COVID-19 treatment, be allowed to sell it in the domestic market. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the Health Ministry, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Director General of Foreign Trade and various …

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How the US, world reacted to Derek Chauvin conviction
3 years, 8 months ago

How the US, world reacted to Derek Chauvin conviction

Al Jazeera  

The conviction of the former US police officer hailed as a milestone in a long journey towards police accountability for the killings of Black Americans. Todays verdict should only be the first step towards a long overdue proportionate attention to, and admission of, the historical crimes committed against black communities pic.twitter.com/iBcaQSppKE — Agnes Callamard April 20, 2021 Canadian Prime Minister …

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Sri Lanka Catholics mark ‘Black Sunday’ for Easter victims
3 years, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka Catholics mark ‘Black Sunday’ for Easter victims

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Roman Catholics attended Mass dressed in black on Sunday, with prayers and protests calling for justice for those killed in coordinated suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday two years ago. Church bells tolled and prayers were chanted at 8:45 a.m., the time when bombs were detonated almost simultaneously at two Roman Catholic churches and …

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Lil Wayne praises Donald Trump and his work on criminal justice reform after their 'great meeting'
4 years, 2 months ago

Lil Wayne praises Donald Trump and his work on criminal justice reform after their 'great meeting'

Daily Mail  

Lil Wayne on Thursday praised Donald Trump and his work on criminal justice reform, saying the president's Platinum Plan to benefit black Americans 'is going to give the community real ownership'. Lil Wayne tweeted: 'Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he's done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community …

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Racial justice movement a factor for 5 state ballot measures
4 years, 2 months ago

Racial justice movement a factor for 5 state ballot measures

Associated Press  

The Black Lives Matter movement isn’t named in any of the 120 statewide ballot measures up for a vote on Nov. 3. Elsewhere, the topics include a replacement for Mississippi’s Confederate-themed state flag, a proposed change in Rhode Island’s official name to remove the word “plantations,” and efforts in Nebraska and Utah to strip language from the state constitutions providing …

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WVa Gov. Jim Justice, Dem challenger Salango clash in debate
4 years, 2 months ago

WVa Gov. Jim Justice, Dem challenger Salango clash in debate

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Republican Gov. “A pandemic is no different than a trip to the moon,” Justice said during the debate held in Morgantown. Justice took heat for lawsuits filed against his personal business empire, while he repeatedly tried to paint Salango as “connected at the hip” with Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders. …

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‘F*** this man, we’re sick of it!’: US boycotts once again put sport at forefront of fight for social justice
4 years, 4 months ago

‘F*** this man, we’re sick of it!’: US boycotts once again put sport at forefront of fight for social justice

The Independent  

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