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finally bringing capital punishment---which takes the lives of many innocent Black people---to a swift end?

Ending the Federal Death Penalty and State-Sanctioned Murder

Photo: YouTube Isn’t it about time Republicans, who claim to be “pro-life,” join Democrats in finally bringing capital punishment—which takes the lives of many ...

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Armed Protests And The Dangers of Another U.S. Civil War

[NFAC\George Floyd] Koehler: “Several hundred mostly Black, mostly armed men and women marched through the iconic Confederate “theme park” that features an enormous carving ...

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The Reckoning: Why Governor Andrew Cuomo Must Tear Down Columbus’ Statue

Columbus’ statue–Hail to an enslaver. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is wrong by insisting that Christopher Columbus’ statue remain on 59th ...

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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Repudiating Columbus the Genocidier

Sitting Bull. What if there had been more Indigenous People’s victories like the Battle of Little Big Horn? Who would be celebrating Columbus today? ...

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The Myth of White Supremacy from Columbus to Charlottesville

  James Baldwin in The Fire Next Time summed it best: “Time catches up with kingdoms and crushes them, gets it teeth into doctrines ...

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Sharpton’s NAN Links Charlottesville Violence to Trump Rhetoric — Legal Group, NY Attorney General, Also Denounce Bigotry

Donald Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore–Flickr The nation’s leading lawyers’ civil rights organization, New York’s State Attorney General and the National Action Network (NAN) have ...