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Thousands of abortion rights protesters rallied in Tampa on Oct. 2, 2021.

Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South

5:08am May 01, 2024

by Stephanie Colombini

Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.

Members of the Sycamore Creek Church congregation bow their heads and pray over Justice League of Greater Lansing leaders, Willye Bryan and Prince Solace, as they hold a large check.

A Michigan grassroots effort is raising reparations, while the government lags

5:01am May 01, 2024

by Sophia Saliby

A grassroots effort in Michigan is raising reparations, while the government lags

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After suspended Aurora Police Officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty on charges over his role in the death of Elijah McClain, his mother Sheneen McClain, right, and supporter MiDian Holmes joined hands and raised their fists in protest as they left a courtroom at the Adams County Justice Center, Nov. 6, 2023.

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Reforms and heartbreak after final sentencing in Elijah McClain's death

5:00am May 01, 2024

by Allison Sherry

Three police officers and two paramedics faced felony charges in death of McClain, a young Black man not suspected of a crime. Two cops were aquitted.

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First responders were sentenced in Elijah McClain's death. But has justice been done?

6:22pm April 30, 2024

by Allison Sherry

All first responders charged in the fatal botched arrest of Elijah McClain have been sentenced, but questions remain about whether it's changed how Black people are treated by police and paramedics.

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Menthol cigarettes are popular among Black and Latino smokers, and a Biden administration official cited civil rights as a reason the ban is being dropped.

Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, citing 'feedback'

5:37pm April 26, 2024

by Yuki Noguchi

An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives."

Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in Plant City, Fla., on Feb. 28.

A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow

2:43pm April 26, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy

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Founder of the country's first scuba club for Black divers has trained thousands

5:10am April 26, 2024

by Kayla Lattimore

Albert José Jones was a senior in college when the club started the club. Now 93, he talks to fellow scuba diver and friend Jay Haigler about having a chance to dive all over the world.

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Twyla Stallworth, a Black woman from Andalusia, Al., filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Andalusia, its police department and Ofc. Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

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Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuit

5:00am April 26, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

Twyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

Pamela Hill-Veal says that while she and her family were flying first class on Feb. 10 from Chicago to Phoenix, an American Airlines flight attendant stopped her as she returned to her seat and accused her of slamming the restroom door.

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American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom

5:02am April 25, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.

Remembering Rev. Cecil Williams, champion of equality in San Francisco, dead at 94

6:24pm April 24, 2024

by Scott Shafer

The legendary pastor of Glide Church died this week at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and San Francisco's most impoverished residents.

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