Juneteenth, a federal holiday symbolizing freedom, is being canceled due to backlash against diversity initiatives, but Black Lives Matter is continuing to advocate for investment in joy and culture, and solidarity with those still fighting for freedom.
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“New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement” by Juan Williams
Juan Williams’ book “New Prize for These Eyes” explores the second civil rights movement and the current state of racism and racial issues in America, and predicts a third movement to come.
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Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to working on some of the most high-profile cases in the U.S., representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown, Crump has fought for justice for the residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by poisoned water; Black women with ovarian cancer targeted by Johnson & Johnson to use talc products; and people who experienced discriminatory practices – “banking while Black” – by some of the nation’s largest banks.
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African Americans, Democrats Say They Still Support BLM Movement
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Researchers conducted by the national polling site, Civiqs revealed that 44 percent of Americans support the Black Lives Matter Movement, while 43 percent said they oppose the campaign. Approximately 11 percent of respondents reported that they neither support nor oppose the campaign, which began in 2012 in response to a jury’s decision to acquit George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
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After Guilty Verdicts, Civil Rights Leaders Exhort Black America to ‘Never Stop Running for Ahmaud’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Glynn County, Georgia, convicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan of felony murder. “Guilty. Guilty. Guilty,” civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump exclaimed. “Nothing will bring back Ahmaud, but his family will have some peace knowing the men who killed him will remain behind bars and can never inflict their brand of evil on another innocent soul,” Crump continued.
