Organizers say they plan weekly protests outside the Schwartz federal courthouse.
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After Jackie, a new History Channel documentary, tells the stories of three of the Black baseball players who followed Jackie Robinson into the major leagues. -
As California dismantles its youth prisons, the governor and six labor unions strike a deal to pay out lucrative retention bonuses capping at $50,000. -
The statue of the Genoan was permanently removed in 2020, and the Chula Vista City Council appointed an 11-member task force to recommend terms for how to dispose of it. -
This Juneteenth, pianist Lara Downes remembers the freedom that has been hard fought and hard won. -
The discovery of the ship on an Alabama river bottom has fostered a renewed hope for descendants of the Clotilda's captives, and the community they founded called Africatown. -
The Lake Ivanhoe community was envisioned a century ago as the first Black-founded settlement in Wisconsin. A group of residents is working to erect a marker to make sure this history is noted. -
The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are seeking their release from long periods of detention while they fight deportation orders. -
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One of the country's most celebrated photographers, Gordon Parks used his camera as a weapon against racial injustice. Howard University has recently acquired more than 250 of Parks' images. -
Crystal Orozco, a fast-food employee with ‘Fight for 15’ joined Midday Edition to talk about state legislation that could create better working conditions for fast-food workers.
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