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David Emanuel Sr. talks to his supporters outside of the U.S. Federal Court House in Gainesville, Florida, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Emanuel, convicted of attempting to run down six Black men at the site of the Rosewood massacre, has been sentenced to a single year in prison. Photo credit: Gabriel Velasquez Neira, WUFT News via The Associated Press

National

White man sentenced to 1 year for trying to run over 6 Black men at Rosewood site

October 23, 2023
By Jack Lemnus
Fresh Take Florida

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Damarra Atkins pays respect to George Floyd at a mural at George Floyd Square, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Minneapolis. In a new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort to cover broad segments of their community. Photo credit: Julio Cortez, The Associated Press

National

4 in 5 Black adults see racist depictions in the news either often or sometimes, Pew study says

September 27, 2023
By David Bauder
The Associated Press

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From left, a woman who goes by the name of "Queen" views crosses put up in memory of the victims of Saturday's shooting as artist Roberto Marquez, of Dallas, Texas, paints and Will Walsh, of Nocatee, Florida, helps construct posts Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, near the site of the attack at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. Queen says she is a manager at the store and was holed up in the office at the store when the shooting occurred. Photo credit: Corey Perrine, The Florida Times-Union via The Associated Press

National

HBCU president lauds students, officer for stopping Jacksonville killer before racist store attack

August 29, 2023
By Russ Bynum & Valerie Gonzalez
The Associated Press

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Parishioners pray at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, for the victims of a mass shooting in the city the day before. Photo credit: John Raoux, The Associated Press

National

Jacksonville killings refocus attention on the city’s racist past and the struggle to move on

August 28, 2023
By Bobby Caina Calvan
The Associated Press

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An anti-police brutality activist looks back at the entrance to the Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Brandon, Miss., Wednesday, July 5, 2023, as the group called for the termination and prosecution of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey for running a law enforcement department that allegedly terrorizes and brutalizes people of color. Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers, including some who call themselves the "Goon Squad,” pleaded guilty to state charges Monday, Aug. 14, for their assault on two Black men that ended with an officer shooting one man in the mouth. Photo credit: Rogelio V. Solis, The Associated Press

National

Six former Mississippi officers have pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men

August 14, 2023
By Michael Goldberg
The Associated Press/Report for America

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Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, left, and Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speak to reporters outside the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. Pearson and Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday, Aug. 3, after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik, The Associated Press

Politics

Justin Pearson and Justin Jones win back Tennessee House seats after being expelled

August 7, 2023
By Kimberlee Kruesi
The Associated Press

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