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Twitter Draws Comparison Between Daunte Wright And Oscar Grant’s Fatal Police Shootings

Jeroslyn JoVonnApril 14, 2021April 14, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnApril 14, 2021April 14, 20211696

As tensions rise over the latest fatal police shooting, Twitter is drawing comparisons between Daunte Wright's recent killing and the 2009 police shooting of Oscar...

Technology

Google.org Gives $500,000 to #BlackLivesMatter and Other Justice Groups

Samara LynnNovember 6, 2015September 28, 2017

by Samara LynnNovember 6, 2015September 28, 2017552

Earlier this week, at a film screening of 3 Â½ Minutes, 10 Bullets in San Francisco, Google.org announced a series of racial justice grants it...

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

First-time Black Filmmaker Wins Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

Makkada B. SelahJanuary 27, 2013January 28, 2013

by Makkada B. SelahJanuary 27, 2013January 28, 2013439

Black filmmakers takes home the biggest prize at Sundance...

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Is George Zimmerman the New OJ Simpson? The Politics of Race & Law in America

Chloe HilliardApril 16, 2012September 30, 2012

by Chloe HilliardApril 16, 2012September 30, 20121108

After the shooting death of Trayvon martin George Zimmerman has become more hated than OJ Simpson, who also divided the country by race in his...