Black Los Angeles and the LAPD in the Early 1960s
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other city officials could have prevented the Watts Rebellion in August 1965 had they addressed the concerns
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police brutality
When the Nevada Supreme Court Tackled Racial Bias
Thirty years ago, seeking to address “the civil unrest in Las Vegas” triggered by decades-long discrimination against Black people throughout
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George Floyd and the Global Fight for Black Lives
The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, acted as a catalyst for Black Lives Matter protests around the
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Black Resistance from Augusta to BLM
When our work began in December 2018, we sought to confront misinformation and erasure surrounding the “riot” of May 11-12,
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The MOVE Bombing and the Callous Handling of Black Remains
The 1985 MOVE bombing by the Philadelphia Police shocked and devastated a city, leaving destruction that killed 11 people, including
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