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New Yorkers rally against gun violence after Ghanaian teen’s killing
New Yorkers marched to demand justice for Ghanaian boy Javits Frimpong, who was shot and killed in the Bronx last month.
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Assata Shakur, US Black liberation activist exiled in Cuba, dies at 78
The fugitive revolutionary spent decades in exile after escaping from a US jail in 1979.
New poll finds Americans perceive less racial discrimination in US
Less than half of Americans believe racial minorities face substantial discrimination, in reversal of previous trend.
US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison
Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.
![A man holds a banner on the day of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison's sentencing for violating the rights of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by police officers in March 2020 after they used a no-knock warrant at her home, outside the the Gene Snyder Federal Building, in Louisville, Kentucky, US. July 21, 2025. [Jon Cherry/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-21T172405Z_242563654_RC25RFABWK46_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-JUSTICE-TAYLOR-1753128239.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Why do US prosecutors want a one-day sentence for Breonna Taylor shooting?
Taylor, an emergency medical technician, was killed in her home during a botched police raid in March 2020.
Australian police officer who shot Indigenous teen a racist, finds inquiry
Coroner’s finding comes five years after acquitted policeman Zachary Rolfe fatally shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker.
Political violence is quintessentially American
The US cannot claim innocence – political violence shaped its past and defines its present.
Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT
NT police say ‘the man stopped breathing’ shortly after officers restrained him in a supermarket.
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Five years since the murder of George Floyd, what has changed?
Hundreds gathered in Minneapolis on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death.
Published On 26 May 2025
US Justice Department ends post-George Floyd police reform settlements
The Trump administration has also announced it will rescind reports that found patterns of discrimination in policing.
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From beats to ballots: What political rap lyrics tell us
Hip-hop’s political evolution: From coded resistance to modern social commentary amplifying unheard voices.
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