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Juneteenth was finally recognized as a federal holiday. Then came commercialization.
Read full article: Juneteenth was finally recognized as a federal holiday. Then came commercialization.Juneteenth may be the country’s newest federal holiday, but for many Black Americans, June 19 has long been associated with homegrown community celebrations, if not at least understood as a day to symbolize freedom.
Police stops of Black people often filled with fear, anxiety
Read full article: Police stops of Black people often filled with fear, anxietyVideo shows Patrick Lyoya disobeyed an officer during an April 4 traffic stop, tried to run, then wrestled with the officer over his Taser before the officer fatally shot him in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters
Read full article: Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protestersThe federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement that swept the nation last summer in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.