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Can't attend the National Antiracist Book Festival? Read these 60 books.

Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research is hosting the 2nd annual National Antiracist Book Festival on Saturday, and the event has a lineup of authors that isn’t to be missed.  The festival, which is being held virtually from...

What’s next for the other 3 officers at the scene of George Floyd’s arrest?

Lucy Tompkins, New York Times Service April 22, 2021 | 12:22 AM Now that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty in the murder of George Floyd, attention is turning to the...

Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of...

Massachusetts has a ban on assault weapons. Some lawmakers don't want them made here, either.

For several decades, it has been illegal for individuals to sell or possess assault weapons in Massachusetts. At the same time, the state has an even longer history as the home of Springfield-based Smith & Wesson, one of the...

Amazon begins rollout of pay-by-palm at Whole Foods

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient. The technology, called Amazon One, lets shoppers scan the palm of their hand...

‘Did I strike a nerve?’: Rep. Val Demings blasts Rep. Jim Jordan in confrontation over police support

Rep. Val Demings of Florida and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio got into a heated exchange Tuesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing over policing, after the Republican congressman interrupted the Democratic lawmaker as she was giving an impassioned...

'The moment we heard the verdict, we held each other'

After hearing that fired Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday on all counts for the killing of George Floyd last May, Rep. Ayanna Pressley turned around and embraced her colleague, Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri. A...

Columbus, Ohio, police officer fatally shoots Black teen girl swinging knife

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fatal shooting of a knife-wielding Black teenage girl by police in Columbus, Ohio, came within minutes of the verdict in George Floyd’s killing — causing outrage by some in the community over the continued...

Black teenage girl fatally shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, family says

Neil Vigdor and Bryan Pietsch, New York Times Service April 20, 2021 A teenage girl was fatally shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said, shortly before a jury reached a guilty...

Celtics, Patriots release team statements after Derek Chauvin is found guilty

On Tuesday, both the Celtics and Patriots released statements following the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd. “Today’s verdict is one step toward accountability and justice,” the Patriots wrote on Tuesday evening. “We recognize that...
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