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Pressure mounts to rename Army bases that honor Confederate officers

Pressure mounts to rename Army bases that honor Confederate officers

Many U.S. military bases in the South are named after Confederate offcers. Now protests over the treatment of African Americans are prompting a new call to change those names.
by Tom Bowman

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How to be a white ally and practice anti-racism

How to be a white ally and practice anti-racism

It isn’t about what you say or post on social media. It’s about how you act. That’s the message many black leaders are delivering in essays and in interviews in the wake of George Floyd’s killing about what it means to be an ally.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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'There is no neutral': 'Nice white people' can still be complicit in a racist society

'There is no neutral': 'Nice white people' can still be complicit in a racist society

“White Fragility” author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the United States is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable," she says.
by Ari Shapiro

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Cost for National Guard deployment near $13 million

Cost for National Guard deployment near $13 million

The cost of deploying the Minnesota National Guard to respond to unrest after the police killing of George Floyd totaled nearly $13 million, according to a state budget official.
by Brian Bakst

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Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives

Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives

Minneapolis police initially told the public that George Floyd died after a “medical incident." In Buffalo, N.Y., the police department said a 75-year-old protester “tripped and fell” before cracking his head on pavement. In both cases, those claims were quickly disproved by videos. 
by The Associated Press

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'He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd

'He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd

George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice.
by The Associated Press

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Critics wary of BCA's investigation into Floyd killing

Critics wary of BCA's investigation into Floyd killing

The BCA is investigating one of the most high-profile police death cases in the country.  Despite video footage taken by a bystander as George Floyd was pinned to the ground by Minneapolis police, critics say they lack trust in BCA investigators, who are tasked with gathering remaining evidence that would help prosecutors build a case against the police officers.
by Riham Feshir

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