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Written by Donovan M. Smith Of The Skanner News

Published: 09 March 2015

 

Local chapter shuts down after racist video surfaces   

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Written by Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press

Published: 06 March 2015

 

In only a few minutes on national television, the beatings of civil rights marchers  in Selma, Alabama, dragged the inhumanity of Southern segregation into America's living rooms  

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Written by Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Published: 03 March 2015

 

The report provides direct evidence of racial biass, and details a criminal justice system that prioritizes generating revenue from fines over public safety   

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Written by Anne Flaherty, Associated Press

Published: 02 March 2015

 

Internet activists scored a major victory after the FCC agreed to rules that would ban service providers from creating Internet fast lanes   

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Written by Andrew Dalton of the Associated Press

Published: 02 March 2015

 

The fatal interaction on Skid Row goes viral amassing millions of views   

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Written by Skanner News Group

Published: 26 February 2015

 

16-year-old Zeinshaw Rollin realizes he’s the reincarnation of ancient royalty  

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Written by Frank Eltman Associated Press

Published: 23 February 2015

 

The ceremony was held at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, formerly known as the Audubon Ballroom  

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Written by By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent

Published: 16 February 2015

 

THIRD IN A SERIES: ‘The Word says faith without works is dead. There has to be fruit, there has to be action, there has to be community…there has to be active justice’   

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Written by By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent

Published: 12 February 2015

 

Researchers say prosecutors have increasingly taken a harder look at flawed cases, which contributed to a jump in prisoners freed after wrongful convictions 

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Published: 11 February 2015

 

Three young white men who beat, ran over and killed a car plant worker in Mississippi's capital city were sentenced to federal prison following a hate crimes investigation