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Is The Presidential Clemency Process Racial?

Two longtime activists argue that the executive clemency process itself has historically shown patterns of racial bias; and that the…
by Angela Bronner Helm
01.18.17
Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling
Urban League Embraces New Era Of Civil Rights

For decades, old-guard civil rights groups like the National Urban League, the NAACP, and even Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network,…
by Lynette Holloway
08.06.16
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Judge Frees Wrongfully Convicted Man

Davontae Sanford, 23, who served close to nine years in prison for a quadruple homicide, left prison in Ionia, Michigan,…
by NewsOne Staff
06.08.16
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Racist Testimony Prompts Supreme Court To Re-Examine Black…

Duane Buck was tried and convicted of murder on charges that he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and another man…
by NewsOne Staff
06.07.16
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Mom Charged For Firing Warning Shot To Defend…

A Black Illinois woman with felony firearm charges after she fired shots to ward off a gunman who killed her…
by Lynette Holloway
06.01.16