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Russell Simmons speaks at a convention of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives in Washington, D.C. (NOBLE)

Russell Simmons Leads Hip-Hop Elite in Praising New Police Reform Legislation

by Stacy M. Brown June 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Cities Mull Defunding, Dismantling Police Departments Amid Nationwide Protests

by WI Guest Author June 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Black Experience, Stacy M. Brown

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: ‘It’s Important for Athletes to Speak Out’ in Wake of George Floyd Protests

by WI Guest Author June 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Cheverly 4th Ward Civic Association hosts a community rally at Boyd Park June 6 to honor George Floyd and other Blacks killed by police. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Maryland Senator Proposes Sweeping Police Reform

by William J. Ford June 7, 2020December 21, 2021

Kanye West

Kanye West Joins Chicago March, Donates to Floyd, Other Violence-Stricken Families

by WI Guest Author June 5, 2020December 21, 2021

D.C. Mayor Has ‘Black Lives Matter’ Painted on Street Leading to White House

by WI Guest Author June 5, 2020December 21, 2021

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a June 4 memorial service in Minneapolis for George Floyd, a Black man who died when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest.

Black Experience, Hamil R. Harris, National

Mourners Remember George Floyd at Memorial Service in Minneapolis

by WI Guest Author June 4, 2020December 21, 2021

Charlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

As MLK Asked in 1967, Where Do We Go From Here — Community or Chaos?

by WI Guest Author June 4, 2020December 21, 2021

George Floyd Had Tested Positive for COVID-19, Autopsy Reveals

by James Wright Jr. June 4, 2020December 21, 2021

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) (pictured) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) declined invitations to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, when they learned that President Donald Trump was also invited. This photo was taken during a Congressional Black Caucus press conference on police brutality at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. in 2016. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black Experience, National

John Lewis on ‘Painful’ George Floyd Death: ‘The Madness Must Stop’

by WI Guest Author June 4, 2020December 21, 2021