Alana Wise
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Biden's pot pardon will help reverse War on Drugs harm to Black people, advocates say
Experts hailed the move as an important first step in righting the wrongs from decades of uneven drug enforcement policy.
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Wrongful convictions disproportionately affect Black Americans, report shows
The Exonerations Report has some disturbing numbers on the rate of exonerations. Black people represent 13.6% of the population, but account for 53% of 3,200 exonerations in the Registry as of Aug. 8.
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A quarter of U.S. adults fear being attacked in their neighborhood, a poll finds
Americans of color were more likely than their white counterparts to say they feared being physically attacked, the NPR/Harvard study shows.
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More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they fear being attacked in their neighborhood
A new Harvard/NPR poll notes that fear is a rising reality among people of color. Americans of color were more likely than white Americans to say they feared being threatened or physically attacked.
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Black gun owners have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court's concealed-carry ruling
The United States has often been hostile toward Black gun ownership, but African Americans are the fastest growing demographic of armed weapons buyers in the country.
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On 2nd anniversary of George Floyd's killing, Black Buffalo residents feel the weight
The shooting at a Tops grocery store, which authorities say was motivated by racist hate, brought into sharper focus the weight of being a target.
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Journalist who wrote about gun violence was killed in mass shooting in Buffalo
The Challenger is a Black-owned, woman-owned newspaper in Buffalo, N.Y. One of its journalists, Katherine Massey, was killed in the grocery store attack this month that left 10 African Americans dead.
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The Buffalo shooting exposes the city's economic disparities
Buffalo is one of the most segregated cities in the country. Those disparities play out in housing, transportation, education, and even whether there are grocery stores near where people live.
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After the Buffalo slayings, parents struggle through talks with their children
Some of the children want to know how someone could do something so horrible. Others are too young to fully comprehend. Parents say there are no easy answers to the questions the children ask.
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Montpelier's fight with descendants of the enslaved brings employee firings
Problems at Montpelier, years in the making, reached a boiling point this week when a number of employees who had supported descendants of the enslaved were fired.