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Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers has been named the inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion.

Carmelo Anthony Wins Social Justice Champion Award

Photo: NBA.COM NEW YORK — The NBA announced Tuesday that 10-time NBA All-Star, entrepreneur and philanthropist Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers has ...

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Ronald Green: Legal, Civil Rights Groups Denounce Brutal Beating and Killing Perpetrated by Louisiana State Police

Photos: Family photo\AP The fallout continues from the recently released police video by the Associated Press showing Ronald Greene being “tortured to death” (graphic ...

The poll of more than 15,000 Americans who voted included 4,100 African American respondents from key battleground states

2020 Election Eve Poll Finds COVID-19, Racial Justice, Among most Important Issues For Black Voters

[NAACP\2020 Election] Henry Fernandez: “Most decisions Trump made as President and in his campaign were about stopping this transition to a country that is ...

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VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE EXPANDS THEIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM “RESHAPING PROSECUTION” PROGRAM

[Criminal Justice\Vera Institute of Justice\”Reshaping Prosecution”] St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. “Vera’s long-standing data-informed approach, guided by research and evidence-based experience, provided the ...

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First Step Act: Prison Reform Bill Not Perfect, But Step Toward Right Direction

The cover of Michelle Alexander’s ground-breaking book.   [Comment]   Honorable Chuck Grassley 
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Why the Ford Foundation launched a program for formerly incarcerated people—and how we did it

In late 2015, Darren Walker approached the foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional development program for graduates ...