MINNEAPOLIS -- The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, which sparked a social justice movement in 2020, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas, months after…
By Nao Hagiwara, University of Virginia and Tiffany Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison There is increasing evidence that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups – is a source of…
By Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University A Home Depot store violated labor law when it disciplined Antonio Morales, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Feb. 21, 2024. The…
TUCSON -- Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was seriously injured on Friday after he was stabbed by another inmate at a medium-security federal…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while George Floyd was murdered during his arrest in 2020 was sentenced to four years and nine months…
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Following widespread criticism, the president of a school board in Missouri that voted last week to toss out an anti-racism resolution reportedly said on Tuesday the resolution…
NEW YORK -- The City of New York will pay more than $13 million related to the arrests and beatings of protestors at the hands of police during periods of…
By Jennifer R. Joe, University of Delaware and Wendy K. Smith, University of Delaware “How can I be an ally?” It’s a question a lot of white people have been…
By Rashad Shabazz, Arizona State University The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department. This time, it’s…
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson College (Source: Pexels) Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland were propelled into the media spotlight, their names were…
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