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A black mother of five died at an all-white party in Georgia. It might have been a complete accident. But because of a compromised investigation, we may never know
"If they're saying that they're an ally, they are lying to the American public," singer says after group formerly known as Lady Antebellum files lawsuit against her
"Confederate statues are acknowledging and celebrating systemic racism in the form of relegating black people to being property and slaves," Birmingham's mayor explains
The maternal mortality rate has been on the rise since the 1990s — especially among women of color
The politician discusses buying bootleg De La Soul cassettes, Democratic Socialism, and the city's curfew during recent Black Lives Matter protests
A celebration of Ringoism at its finest: an hour of peace and love and rock & roll — with a little help from his friends
A brief history of how police unions became kingmakers in urban politics, and how a movement hopes to roll that power back
"American culture is Black culture," says the Wilco frontman. "It is real and it is true that [royalty theft] is an unaddressed crime."
Cooper made headlines last May due to an encounter with Christian Cooper, a birdwatcher who is black
"This video is in honor of the courage and bravery of the activists and organizations who are demanding a change to broken systems rooted in hundreds of years of racism," he says
