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Trump administration drops police oversight spurred by Floyd, Taylor killings

Department of Justice · United States

Trump administration drops police oversight spurred by Floyd, Taylor killings

56% Center coverage: 154 sources

The U.S. Justice Department is abandoning efforts to secure court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, despite its prior finding that police in both cities routinely violated the civil rights of Black people, a senior official said on Wednesday. See the Story

George Floyd Remembered: Events Planned to Mark 5 Years Since Death

George Floyd · Minneapolis

George Floyd Remembered: Events Planned to Mark 5 Years Since Death

57% Left coverage: 76 sources

Events are planned in Minneapolis this weekend to mark five years since George Floyd was killed.See the Story

What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted

Drake · Chicago

What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted

56% Center coverage: 41 sources

By SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from President Donald Trump, a puzzling move that has raised questions about whether Larry Hoover will be freed. Related Articles National Spelling Bee runners-up rarely go on to win. But Faizan Zaki hopes to defy the odds Smokey Robinson sues former housekeepers for defamation over rape…See the Story

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New Orleans Holds Burial of Repatriated African Americans Whose Skulls Were Used in Racist Research

New Orleans Holds Burial of Repatriated African Americans Whose Skulls Were Used in Racist Research

New Orleans Holds Burial of Repatriated African Americans Whose Skulls Were Used in Racist Research

New Orleans Holds Burial of Repatriated African Americans Whose Skulls Were Used in Racist Research

54% Left coverage: 35 sources

Racism · New Orleans See the Story

6 Spencer County tornado sirens getting an upgrade to electric power

57% Right coverage: 30 sources

6 of Spencer County's 9 tornado sirens getting upgraded, after only having enough battery life to sound for 20 minutes.Climate Change · St. Louis See the Story

Kyren Lacy’s Death at 24 Sheds Light on Black Male Suicide Crisis

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Kyren Lacy was a 6-foot-2 Southeastern Conference football player with a broad, if often absent, smile, a love for Buffalo Wild Wings and lemonade. Some sports analysts even predicted that the Louisiana State University senior might go to a National Football League team as early as the second round of the draft this year. Instead, Lacy died by suicide at 24 and was buried on the final day of the NFL draft. The reason why a young person would en…Thibodaux · Thibodaux Read Article

‘Sinners’ Shows Clarksdale’s Past. What’s Next for the Birthplace of the Blues?

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

CLARKSDALE, MISS. – Tyler Yarbrough makes it clear. Sinners and the cultural fest that followed may have thrust Clarksdale into the national spotlight, but this moment represents the culmination of years of hard-fought progress. In as little as three weeks, community members, more than a dozen sponsors, and partners planned and executed Clarksdale Culture Capital’s Sinners fest on May 29-31. It wouldn’t have happened if residents weren’t already…Clarksdale · Clarksdale Read Article

PG County Has Long Been a Bastion of Black Wealth. Now It Faces an Uncertain Economic Future.

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — As a special education teacher, Ivan Johnson can’t stop worrying about what might lie in store for his students. President Donald Trump has long vowed to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Though he says that his administration won’t slash funds for students with disabilities, teachers and advocates worry that moving special education to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — which Trump wants t…Prince George's County · Prince George's County Read Article

At Illinois public universities, campus cops pull over Black drivers at higher rates

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Michael Burton was stopped by Southern Illinois University-Carbondale campus police so many times that he dreads driving anywhere near the college. “Any time I got behind the wheel, I was getting pulled over,” said the 21-year-old junior from Austin.He said he reached a breaking point in December 2023 while driving with friends — all of them, like Burton, Black — to an art exhibit on campus. Police pulled over his gray Jeep Compass for not comin…Chicago, IL · Chicago See the Story

Why Are Black Neighborhoods Underwater? Science Points to the Wealthy.

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In January, a relentless wave of wildfires tore through Los Angeles, reducing a historic Black community to ash and claiming 29 lives. Later that month, a rare winter storm brought heavy snow to the Southeast and the Gulf Coast. Eleven people perished. Then, in March, more than 100 tornadoes ripped through the South in two days, leaving 42 dead across eight states. Weeks later, rain and extensive flooding soaked the region, resulting in hundred…Wildfires · Los Angeles Read Article

Clarksdale Pushed for a Screening of ‘Sinners’. They’re Getting One Next Week.

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

When Jaleesa Collins discovered that Sinners was set in her hometown, she saw it as a great opportunity to organize a public screening. The military veteran, philanthropist and entrepreneur — along with Dave “Dooney” Houston, owner of Dooney’s Barbershop and Carnival Treats — originally pitched the idea as a fundraiser for the first-ever Clarksdale Day, the committee of which they serve on. The three-day event, set for Labor Day weekend, plans t…Clarksdale · Clarksdale See the Story

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