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Race & Society
The link between capital punishment, race and police brutality
Out of the 57 people currently on federal death row, 34 are people of color, some of whom “were convicted and condemned by all-white juries,” according to a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center.
I’m Ahmaud’s mother. My son was killed by two white men while jogging
Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was chased and fatally shot while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia. Three white residents told police they thought he was a suspect in a series of break-ins.
After Ahmaud Arbery’s killing, Georgia Governor signs hate crimes legislation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed a hate crimes bill into law. The killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man shot dead while jogging in February, energized efforts to pass this law.
Families demand answers from Ramaphosa on apartheid-era crimes
Relatives of Albert Luthuli, Steve Biko, Ahmed Timol and Neil Aggett are just a few of the families of activists killed during apartheid questioning why the President hasn’t acted on calls for investigations.
Suspect in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery involved in previous investigation of him
One of the men accused in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery was involved in a previous prosecution of Arbery, according to a letter written by a prosecutor who has since recused himself from the case.
COVID-19 leaving refugees & asylum seekers trapped between borders
In March the Immigration & Refugee Board of Canada postponed all in-person hearings for asylum claims until at least April. On March 20, the government announced it would close its borders to asylum seekers from other countries.
In world’s most vulnerable countries, the pandemic rivals 2008 crisis
As the coronavirus pandemic brings the global economy to a halt, the world’s most vulnerable countries are suffering intensifying harm, and businesses faced with the disappearance of sales are laying off workers.
