The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Crews on Saturday removed two Confederate statues outside the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on order of the governor, the morning after protesters toppled two nearby statues. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has long advocated removing the statues, said in a news release that removing the statues […]
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Juneteenth: A Day of Joy and Pain – and Now National Action
By AARON MORRISON and KAT STAFFORD, Associated Press In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved Black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition […]
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Advocates Worry Blacks, Hispanics Falling Behind in Census
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Halfway through the extended effort to count every U.S. resident, civil rights leaders worry that minority communities are falling behind in responding to the 2020 census. With outreach efforts to motivate minority responses upended by a global pandemic, both the National Urban League and the NALEO […]
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French Protesters Decry Racism,Other Systemic Injustices
By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of people in Paris protested Saturday against racism and police violence and in memory of Black men who died following encounters with French police or under suspicious circumstances. Many protesters congregated in the central Place de la Republique. Some carried a placard bearing the words “Justice For […]
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N Carolina Protesters Hang Confederate Statue
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Protesters in North Carolina’s capital pulled down parts of a Confederate monument Friday night and hanged one of the toppled statues from a light post. Demonstrators used a strap to pull down two statues of Confederate soldiers that were part of a larger obelisk near the state capitol in downtown Raleigh, […]
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Lawmakers Use Protest Momentum to Push State Racial Reforms
By ADAM BEAM and FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The racial reckoning sweeping the country after the killing of George Floyd in police custody has generated momentum at state capitols for widespread reforms addressing a range of inequities. Lawmakers have floated proposals to address affirmative action, racial disparities in school funding and […]
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Metal Barriers, Trump Gear: Crowd Readies for Tulsa Rally
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump were filling streets Saturday around the Tulsa stadium where the president will hold his first rally in months, ready to welcome him back to the campaign trail despite warnings from health officials about the coronavirus. The crowd — most without masks […]
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Shooting, Protests Test Atlanta’s Image of Black Prosperity
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press Police cars burned in the streets of Atlanta as protesters smashed windows and spray-painted graffiti outside CNN headquarters. Even during the national outcry over police brutality and racial injustice, Chassidy Evans struggled to understand why her hometown, with its legacy of peaceful resistance, had erupted in chaos. Then her uncle, […]
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DC Protesters Pull Down, Burn Statue of Confederate General
By ASHRAF KHALIL and ASHLEY THOMAS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation’s capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Cheering […]
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Atlanta Police Call Out Sick Over Charges in Fatal Shooting
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police officers called out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a Black man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing. Interim Chief Rodney Bryant told […]
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South African Choir Adapts to COVID-19 by Making New Music
By BRAM JANSSEN, Associated Press MOUTSE VALLEY, South Africa (AP) — The dusty streets of rural South Africa are a far cry from the bright lights of “America’s Got Talent,” but that’s where the members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themselves coping with the coronavirus pandemic. With an electrifying mix of vocals and dance […]
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Joyful Juneteenth Marchers Brave D.C Rain As America Enters A Civil Rights Summer
After weeks of media coverage about rioters and looters who hijacked protests following George Floyd’s death, Washington D.C. held its breath as Juneteenth marches wound up their springs on Friday. No one needed to worry. It was festive, not angry. People sold T-shirts. One woman led hundreds down Pennsylvania Avenue while belting Beyoncé’s “Freedom” anthem […]
