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Structural racism at heart of British society, UN human rights panel says

Experts cite police data showing disproportionate number of minority ethnic people died due to excessive use of force by state

The disproportionate number of deaths of black and brown people in incidents with the police shows that structural racism remains rooted in the fabric of British society, a panel of UN human rights experts has said.

The panel cited data from the Metropolitan police showing a disproportionate number of minority ethnic people – particularly those of African or Caribbean descent – dying due to excessive use of force by the state.

Related: Four black men die. Did police actions play a part?

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Native Women to Receive Frank Blythe Award for Media Excellence

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Native Women to Receive Frank Blythe Award for Media Excellence

Native Women to Receive Frank Blythe Award for Media ExcellenceBuffy Sainte-Marie (Cree) and Harriett Skye, Ph.D. (Hunkpapa Lakota) will receive the Frank Blythe Award for Media Excellence on Friday, April 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Van Brundt Visitors Center during the opening reception for the Seventh Biennial Vision Maker Film

O’odham Ofelia Rivas ‘Welcome to Honduras Migrant Caravan’ — Censored News Live Video

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Ofelia Rivas, O’odham, and Michelle Cook, Dine’, live from O’odham land. Wednesday, April 4, 2018

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O’odham Ofelia Rivas ‘Welcome to Honduras Migrant Caravan’ — Censored News Live Video

Ofelia Rivas, O’odham, to Honduras migrant caravan, “This is O’odham land. We do not recognize the foreign

Massacre at Gaza’s Borders: We Will Not Be Silent – End Israeli Impunity

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Massacre at Gaza’s Borders: We Will Not Be Silent – End Israeli Impunity

April 2, 2018 10:57

 

Agence Media Palestine (France)

On Land Day, March 30, thousands of peaceful, hopeful and unarmed Palestinian women, men and children gathered at the borders of Gaza for the Great March of Return. Initial reports indicate that at least 16 Palestinian

Bears Ears Prayer Run — ‘Running to Heal our Lands and for Identity’

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Photo copyright Nicole Nells

Photo copyright Nicole Nells

Yavapai Apache youths exploring, always running for the water. Photo copyright Nicole Nells

Ending a beautiful day of running with this sunset. Photo copyright Nicole Nells.

Bears Ears Prayer Run — ‘Running to Heal Our Lands and for Identity’

Sacred Strides for Healing Relay Run, Photos by Nicole Nells and Jackie

Nos matan porque pueden

Shameful, sham men kill women because they can…

Por negra, por lesbiana, por feminista, por haber salido de la favela, por estudiar, por obtener un título, por investigar, por política, por pensar, por denunciar la violencia policial, por mujer. ¡Marielle Franco, presente! Por querer fumar un porro, jorobar un rato, ratearse del colegio, por adolescente, por confiada. ¡Lucía Perez, presente! Por no querer…

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Zinke the Exploiter Plans Auction of Bears Ears Land on March 20, 2018

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke posted this photo of himself when he toured Bears Ears on May 11, 2017. Now, Interior e-mails reveal the land seized from Bears Ears was for the benefit of oil, gas, coal and uranium corporations, and sports hunters. Sports hunters made contact with Zinke by way of hunting with Donald Trump, Jr., in Utah.
Interior halts oil and gas sale at gateway to Yellowstone

Interior E-mails Reveal Interior Shrinking of Bears Ears was for Oil, Uranium and Sports Hunters

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Interior e-mails reveal Interior Sec. Zinke planned a private dinner with the head of the Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife. The connection came from the head of the sportsmen group, who went on hunts with Donald Trump Jr Photo from Interior e-mail: Bison range free north of Lake Powell near Bear Ears, a target of sports hunters. 

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After 136 Years, L.A. Times Journalists Win Their Union


March 01, 2018 / Kristina Bui and Nastaran Mohit
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Journalists at the L.A. Times on January 19 received the news we had long awaited—with a landslide of 85 percent, the staff voted to unionize and join the NewsGuild, an affiliate of the Communications Workers.