Friday, May 23, 2025

Negotiations dropped before anniversary of George Floyd's death

DOJ is abandoning efforts for court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville after finding they had violated Black people's civil rights. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Stories of justice and action across America

Fri May 23 2025

 
Crowds at Hennepin Government Center after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

DOJ is abandoning efforts for court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville after finding they had violated Black people's civil rights.

Elizabeth Oshiro stands for a portrait on the porch of the home she inherited from her mother on the day of her eviction after being disenrolled from the Nooksack Tribe in 2016 and fighting to keep her home for all these years.
 

She lost her home (and her tribe) with one swift knock at the door

Elizabeth Oshiro was a member of the Nooksack Indian Tribe. A part of the family. Welcome to live on their tribal land. Until she wasn't.

Officials detain people outside of a Phoenix immigration court on May 21, 2025.
 

ICE now targeting people attending immigration court hearings

Migrant-rights advocates say the new approach is causing confusion as undocumented immigrants see cases dismissed before ICE agents move in.

Protesters walk past the Peter W. Rodino Jr. Federal Building during the hearing for detained Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil at U.S. District Court in Newark on Friday, March 28, 2025.
 

Columbia students erupt in chants at commencement: 'Free Mahmoud'

Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.

California Sen. Alex Padilla speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center.
 

How the GOP's SAVE Act includes 'poison pills' for some voters

The push by House Republicans and the Trump administration to require voters to show proof of citizenship could imperil Native American votes.

Casandra "Cassie" Ventura cries on the stand during redirect during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City on May 16, 2025, in this courtroom sketch.
 

The Diddy trial details are worse than anyone expected. Will it matter?

Cases of sexual abuse or domestic violence rarely have a portfolio of video evidence. Will the Diddy trial impact how we respond to victims?

Aisha Adkins and her parents.
 

Nearly half of US states are on brink of a caregiving emergency

A new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found nearly half of America's states are on the brink of a caregiving emergency.

Erin Broadhurst
 

She studied 'gay voice' for her thesis. Then she went viral.

Is there such a thing as "gay voice"? And if so, what constitutes it? A student at Oxford investigated this − and went viral.

The annual Pride Parade celebrates the start of Pride month in downtown Athens, Ga., on June 1, 2024.
 

Why Pride is losing support from national brands

Celebrating Pride used to be a must. But this year brands are pulling support amid the Trump administration crackdown on DEI and trans rights.

A Transgender Pride Flag hangs from El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
 

Watch trans pride flag fly from Yosemite National Park's El Capitan

A coalition of LGBTQIA+ folks and allies hung a large transgender pride flag from Yosemite's El Capitan on Tuesday.

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