Tag: lynching
Will California’s Elected Officials Take the Emmett Till Pledge?
Tanu Henry | California Black Media
The California Democratic Party African American Caucus (CDPAAC) is calling on all elected officials in California...
Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach...
State, FBI to Oversee Probe into Black Man’s Hanging Death
Associated Press
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) _ State and federal authorities will monitor the investigation into the death of a black man found hanging from a...
Shooting Death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is Defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”
The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, went viral on social media on May 6, months after his murder. The video shows Arbery jogging...
Black Press of America Celebrates 193 Years of Freedom-Fighting Journalism
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
From Freedom’s Journal to The North Star to John Abbott’s Chicago Defender, African American-owned newspapers have sparked fires for truth and equality that...
