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'They took my baby': Man killed by Texas police after intervening in dispute, family says Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

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The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020. // Jenna Galligan

University of Iowa will halt diversity, equity, and inclusion training after White House Executive Order Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

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Emily Gorcenski is an American data scientist and anti-fascist researcher who now resides in Germany. Photograph: Marzena Skubatz/The Guardian

The data scientist exposing US white supremacists: 'This is how you fight Nazis' Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

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In ‘Afropessimism,’ a Black Intellectual Mixes Memoir and Theory Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

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Jessica Krug: George Washington University professor says she lied about being black Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

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Japan's hafu stars are celebrated. But some mixed-race people say they feel like foreigners in their own country Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020

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Land purchased by the Freedom Georgia Initiative in Wilkinson County, Georgia.

19 families buy nearly 97 acres of land in Georgia to create a city safe for Black people Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020

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Citigroup estimates the U.S. economy lost $16 trillion over the past 20 years as a result of discrimination against African Americans. Above, the American flag hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 21. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Cost Of Racism: U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Discrimination, Bank Says Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020

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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Of the three Louisville Metro police officers being investigated, one was indicted. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Black attorney general chokes up during Taylor announcement Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020

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A sign on a utility pole to deter hunters, near the old Scott-family homestead, Drew, Mississippi; Willena's brother Isaac Daniel Scott Sr. amid soybeans in Mound Bayou. // Zora J. Murff

The Great Land Robbery Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020

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