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Throughout America’s long history of racial violence, certain names have stood out as markers of the struggles of a particular period in time. Emmett Till’s lynching in 1955 drew attention to the brutality of the pre-civil rights era in the South. The beating of Rodney King and acquittal of the officers involved sparked the Los Angeles riots in 1992. The police killings of Eric Garner and

New York City has agreed to pay more than $20,000 each to hundreds of protesters who participated in the 2020 George Floyd protests and were “arrested, detained, and/or subjected to force by police officers,” according to NBC News. The settlement filed late Tuesday states that the city will compensate $21,500 to the 300-plus protesters detained in the aftermath of the Mott Haven neighborhood

By Jim Salter and Mark Vancleave | Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department alleged Friday that Minneapolis police have systematically discriminated against Black and Native American people for years and often violated constitutional rights following a sweeping investigation that began after George Floyd was killed. The two-year probe found that Minneapolis officers used excessive

Less than a week after his historic expulsion from the U.S. House of Representatives, ousted New York representative George Santos is speaking out — and he’s saying it for $350 a message. The disgraced ex-congressman debuted Monday on Cameo, the video-sharing platform where users can commission a personalized message from actors, athletes and varying grades of celebrities. According to