A 2-year audit recommends that Facebook build a ‘civil rights infrastructure’ into every aspect of the company.
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FBI investigates reported assault on Black man as hate crime
Vauhxx Booker was pinned against a tree by a group of white men who threatened to lynch him.
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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping changes in federal legislation
The BREATHE Act has won early support among some progressive lawmakers.
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USM staff and students call for more action to combat racism
University President Glenn Cummings says he was pleased to get recommendations from the faculty and staff, some of whom are hopeful that a meeting with the administration will lead to real change.
Posted inNation & World, Sports
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Black driver over noose, Confederate flag ban
Wallace was shown a photograph of the noose, never personally saw it, and was told by NASCAR officials he was the victim of a hate crime.
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White woman charged in racist confrontation with bird watcher in Central Park
Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by ‘an African American man’ when Christian Cooper recorded her rant on his phone.
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Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in New York park
A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches.
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The View From Here: A perfect idea for an imperfect world
Thomas Jefferson’s radical ideas transcend the limits of his imagination.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: The right to hold unpopular views is under attack
Margaret Chase Smith denounced McCarthyism 70 years ago. Her ‘Declaration of Conscience’ speaks to this moment in our politics and culture.
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Kansas newspaper’s post equates mask mandate with Holocaust
The cartoon depicts Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a drawing of people being loaded onto train cars.