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Civil Rights & Social Justice - Page 58

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The march is being held to both mark the 63rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech and advocate for voting rights. 

New law bans big firms from buying more single-family homes, aiming to help families access housing market.

On June 14, a Senatobia Police officer fatally shot one-year-old Kohen Wiley after responding to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart. 

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced via social media that she had been briefed on a situation in which a federal agent fatally shot a man in his 20s.

A year ago this week, 18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham was found hanged in a New York jail cell under similarly dubious circumstances. 

The NAACP’s demand was spurred by the shooting death of Tyrin Johnson by National Guard members and the in-custody death of Darius Chappell.

A video shows the cop questioning the teen about why he was wearing his jacket with the hood up on a warm day, and then grabbing him.

Nolan Wells' parents speak out on his mysterious death, raising questions about deleted messages and a viral video of an argument.

DHS says ICE agents spotted the van Salgado Araujo was driving and thought he "resembled the target" of their immigration operation.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed Wednesday that there will be “legal measures” regarding Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's death that will “go beyond” a simple diplomatic statement.

Nolan Wells' tragic death joins a long list of Black youth whose untimely demises have raised urgent questions about justice.

On Tuesday, the coroner’s office released its findings, reporting that Anita Grayson had an acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure in the setting of a physical altercation.