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You can call Courtney B. Vance an 'overnight sensation.' But you'd be wrong

Since his debut in the original Broadway productions of August Wilson's "Fences" and John Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation," Courtney B. Vance has jumped between stage and screen, playing an extensive gallery of strong, vibrant characters in a career that has spanned almost four decades.

Los Angeles Times

‘I was constantly bullied’: being a Black student in one of Indiana’s whitest districts

As the debate about critical race theory rages on, Hallie Watson reflects on the racism that has plagued her school district since she was a child

The Guardian - US

Texas ‘Boogaloo Bois’ member gets more than 4 years in prison for rioting in aftermath of Floyd murder

A self-described member of the anti-government “Boogaloo Bois” extremist group was sentenced Tuesday to 52 months in prison for firing an assault rifle into a Minneapolis police station during the unrest that followed George Floyd’s murder in May 2020.

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Ted Cruz vs. "defund the police"

Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing" became a prop in the Jackson hearings. What's the state of police reform now?

Salon

$14M jury award for protesters could resonate around US

A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters injured during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two dozen similar lawsuits

The Independent UK

¿'Fuga de cerebros' en la policía de Chicago? Las jubilaciones se estabilizaron, pero 660 policías se jubilaron en 2021

CHICAGO— El agente Mahir "Mike" Affaneh entró en pánico cuando escuchó a la alcaldesa de Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, declarar en octubre que los agentes podrían quedarse sin sueldo si se negaban a vacunarse.

Chicago Tribune

Lawyer for teen run over by Chicago police SUV releases video and asks for $2.1 million settlement from city

Astarte Washington was injured as police responded to unrest in Roseland after the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

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Report: State late in response to unrest after Floyd killing

An external review of Minnesota’s response to days of civil unrest following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd found several weaknesses, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze

The Independent UK

Philly City Council leaders are backing a plan to increase police funding and add more officers to the force

PHILADELPHIA — Two years after freezing spending on police in response to the killing of George Floyd, Philadelphia City Council leaders are backing a plan that would steer millions in new funding to the department and add more officers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mayor Lori Lightfoot again says Christopher Columbus statue will return to Grant Park. But almost 2 years after its removal, will it?

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s long-delayed review of Chicago monuments still isn’t completed, but the mayor has restated her controversial pledge to return a Christopher Columbus statue to its prominent pedestal in Grant Park — the site of a bloody battle between police and demonstrators nearly two years ago.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police ‘brain drain’? Retirements have stabilized, but 660 cops retired in 2021

CHICAGO — Officer Mahir “Mike” Affaneh panicked after he heard Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot make a statement in October that officers might have to go on a no-pay status if they refused to be vaccinated.

Chicago Tribune

Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality

Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of the 1960s, Black Lives Matter is more than the scores of street protests organized by the social justice group that attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world.

The Conversation

‘No progress’ since George Floyd: US police killing three people a day

As Joe Biden pushes to ‘fund the police’, data from Mapping Police Violence shows high rates of deaths at the hands of law enforcement persist

The Guardian - US

After Times report, Sheriff Villanueva denies role in cover-up, replaces top aide

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva accused high-ranking members of his department Tuesday of attempting to cover up an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate for more than three minutes.

Los Angeles Times

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Al Jazeera

‘Historic injustice’: Biden makes lynching a US hate crime

Joe Biden signs anti-lynching law named after Emmett Till, a Black teen who was brutally killed in Mississippi in 1955.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly’s new police oversight board, first proposed in 2020, is moving forward

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two years after it was first proposed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and almost a year since Philadelphia’s City Council approved legislation to create a new police oversight agency, the organization is finally poised to move past the planning phase and into reality.

The Guardian - US

‘My skin tone is not really accepted’: model Nyakim Gatwech on colorism and Instagram

Gatwech, who was targeted in a prominent psychiatrist’s racist tweet, has built a career in the face of industry prejudice

Daily Record

Inside William and Kate's Caribbean tour blunders that 'damaged royal brand'

The Mirror's Russell Myers observed a series of PR blunders that severely wounded the future king and queen's reputation.

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The Independent UK

Jurors deliberating over force used on Denver protesters

Jurors began deliberating Friday in a federal lawsuit accusing police of using indiscriminate force against people protesting in Denver the police killing of George Floyd two years ago, violating their constitutional rights

Daily Mirror

Inside William and Kate's tone-deaf Caribbean tour and blunders that damaged royal brand

The Mirror's Russell Myers followed Prince William and Kate Middleton all the way on their tone-deaf Caribbean tour, observing a series of PR blunders that severely wounded the future king and queen's reputation and dealt a blow to the royal brand

Salon

Kenosha cop uses chokehold on young girl

Comparisons were quickly drawn to the murder of George Floyd, who was killed by an officer using the same chokehold

Sports Illustrated

11-Year-Old Kaitlyn Saunders Lifts Spirits With Her Figure Skating Performances

Get to know the “The Skate Kid,” the young Black girl who inspired many around the country with her touching tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

The Independent UK

London suburb Tulse Hill could be renamed due to its slavery links

The south London suburb was named after Sir Henry Tulse, whose wealth primarily derived from slavery

The Guardian - US

Republican Royce White isn’t the average jock turned politician

While the 30-year-old’s self-determined streak might have cost him a lucrative NBA career, he has a decent shot at being elected to Congress

The Independent UK

Wisconsin dad wants cop charged for restraint of daughter

A Wisconsin father is demanding that prosecutors charge an off-duty police officer who appears to have briefly pressed his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck similar to how Derek Chauvin restrained George Floyd

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