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Do we judge people by the way they sound? How accents shape our lives

A new book by linguistics professor Valerie Fridland, who was raised in Memphis by parents with French accents, explores the power behind the way we speak

The Guardian - US

Florida’s new open carry ruling combines with ‘stand your ground’ to create new freedoms – and new dangers

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, common-sense, anti-crime issue.”

The Conversation

‘The world needs to know what happened to my baby’: inside devastating new police bodycam film The Perfect Neighbor

Composed almost entirely of footage filmed by police, The Perfect Neighbor is a harrowing documentary about a black woman shot by her white neighbour in Florida. The director reveals how she made it

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Black home schoolers push back against racist, unregulated curricula: ‘They called slavery immigration’

As more Black families opt out of public schools, they’re confronting the racist materials dominating the home education market and building alternatives

The Guardian - US

Daniel Penny’s acquittal reveals ‘double standard’ about white vigilante crime

In longstanding pattern in the US, white killers are celebrated and Black victims denigrated, experts say

The Guardian - US

Brooke Schofield Addresses Resurfaced Racist Tweets With A Classic Influencer Apology Video

Brooke Schofield has come under fire again after liking a post of Trump days after posting her apology for resurfaced racist tweets.

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TikTok star Brooke Schofield apologizes for ‘disgusting’ resurfaced racist tweets

Internet personality apologizes after racially insensitive tweets, specifically regarding the death of Trayvon Martin, resurface

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"Origin" makes injustice feel personal

The director of "13th" connects Isabel Wilkerson's story to the vast thesis of her acclaimed 2020 non-fiction book

Salon

‘License to kill’: How ‘Stand Your Ground’ gun laws are fuelling random shootings and racism across the US

Josh Marcus reports on a growing body of laws making it easier to ‘shoot first and ask questions later’

The Independent UK

‌El Video Del Dniversario De Trayvon Martin Genera Controversia Sobre La Edición Engañosa

‌El New York Times acusado de calumniar y provocar tensiones raciales con una edición engañosa en el video de Trayvon Martin.

Zenger

Trayvon Martin Anniversary Video Sparks Controversy Over Misleading Editing

New York Times accused of slandering and stirring racial tensions with deceptive editing in Trayvon Martin video.

Zenger

Black Lives Matter movement to mark 10 years of activism, renews call to defund the police

The Black Lives Matter movement turns 10 years old on Thursday, marking the day in 2013 that the man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin was acquitted in his death

The Independent UK

Black Lives Matter 10-year anniversary: Why was it founded and what has changed?

The international movement took off after the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012

Evening Standard

White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor is arrested in Florida

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says a Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 2½-year feud was arrested Tuesday

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Sheriff probes 'self defense' claim of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor in front of kids

A Florida sheriff says detectives must investigate self-defense claims before any criminal charges can be brought against a white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 2½-year feud

Reason

'Stand Your Ground' Laws Are Back in the News, but It's Not Clear Why

The duty to retreat from public confrontations has nothing to do with the cases cited in recent stories about seemingly unjustified shootings.

Los Angeles Times

Wrong-place shootings put 'stand your ground' laws in the spotlight

They were shot after pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car in a parking lot.

The Independent UK

Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear — and gunfire

In suburban Detroit, it was a lost 14-year-old looking for directions

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The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting: Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting?

A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City

The Independent UK

Can a doorbell ring justify a 'stand your ground' shooting?

A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City

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2 shootings at mistaken addresses have renewed the focus on 'stand your ground' laws

Stand your ground laws have proliferated in the years since the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Black teenager killed in 2012. Research shows the laws have led to an increase in firearm homicides.

Salon

Greg Abbott's rush to pardon a murderer

From Kyle Rittenhouse to George Zimmerman, Republicans reveal a lot with the accused killers they support

The Guardian - UK

‘Black kids deserve to grow old’: collage legend Deborah Roberts on unjust America

She has spent decades capturing what life is really like for Black Americans. The artist talks about Tyre Nichols – and why she wishes she could move on from this relentless subject matter

Tribune News Service

These law students see Supreme Court Justice Jackson as an ‘inspiration’

TAMPA, Fla. -- For the first time in its 232-year history, a Black woman holds a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Miami Herald

Parkland mass shooter finally faces judgment. Jury selection to begin on Monday

MIAMI — More than four years after he gunned down 17 people at a Parkland high school, Nikolas Cruz is finally set to face judgment in a Broward County courtroom.

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