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  • group of protestors holding signs demanding justice for Robert Fuller

    A Timeline of Suspicious Black Deaths Following George Floyd's

    Since May, four Black people have been found hanging from trees.
    Ayana Byrd Jun 17, 2020 5:45PM EDT
    Cory Booker and Kamala Harris. Black man and woman dressed in black suits lean close and talk.

    Watch the U.S. Senate Finally Vote to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime

    It’s 2018, y’all.

    Kenrya Rankin Dec 20, 2018 11:11AM EST
    A Black man stands looking up at wooden beams suspended from the ceiling

    ICYMI: 3 Black Senators Seek to Make Lynching a Federal Crime

    Senator Kamala Harris: “Lynching is a dark, despicable part of our history, and we must acknowledge that, lest we repeat it.”

    Kenrya Rankin Jul 2, 2018 11:30AM EDT
    Black girl in black-and-white jumpsuit holds Black baby boy in blue shirt and grey pants while sitting next to Black boy in grey shirt and navy pants holding black cat with white paws while seated on multicolored couch

    Mother of 8-Year-Old Attempted Lynching Survivor: 'This Kind of Stuff Does Happen. Everywhere.'

    Cassandra Merlin says local police aren’t treating the case seriously.

    Sameer Rao Sep 14, 2017 3:27PM EDT
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    British Singer Will Perform at Trump's Inauguration Under One Condition

    Rebecca Ferguson wants to sing “Strange Fruit,” which she described as “a reminder of how love is the only thing that will conquer all the hatred in this world.”

    Sameer Rao Jan 3, 2017 4:07PM EST
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    QUOTABLE: Read This Sobering Passage From 'Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File'

    Scholar John Edgar Wideman’s new book explores the story of Emmett Till’s father, Louis. The U.S. Army convicted the elder Till of rape and murder during World War II and hanged him; leaks about his story derailed attempts to successfully convict his son’s murderers. The book is available today via Scribner.

    Sameer Rao Nov 15, 2016 3:46PM EST
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