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From Bounty Hunters to Badge Carriers: The History of Police in America
Prosecutors filed manslaughter charges against the police officer who shot and killed Tulsa motorist Terrance Crutcher who was unarmed. In Charlotte, North Carolina tension remained high in the wake of the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott. Both police-involved killings of Black men reignited outrage in the Black community. Sociologist Veronica Newton provides historical context for the distrust that defines the relationship between most Black Americans and police.
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Black History4 months agoThe untold story of a Black woman who founded an Alabama hospital during Jim Crow
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Black History9 months agoBlack History Lost and Found: New Research Pieces Together the Life of Prominent Texas Surgeon and Activist
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Featured8 months agoFounder of “The Folding Chair” Podcast Calls Montgomery’s Brawl ‘Karma’
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Featured8 months agoThousands ‘Live Their Dream’ During National Black Business Month
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Featured10 months agoJuneteenth And ‘246 Years Of Free Labor’ Are Key To Conversations About Reparations