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How Lloyd Gaines’ Supreme Court case changed Black education
Lloyd Gaines, a valedictorian and aspiring lawyer, made history in the 1930s when he challenged the University of Missouri ...
Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
A North Carolina judge ruled Friday that a Black defendant’s capital trial was undermined by allegations of racial bias ...
Black Man’s Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
Death row inmates in North Carolina may be resentenced after a judge ruled last week that Hasson Bacote's capital trial was ...
Sharpton gathering N.Y. Black leaders amid fear Trump dismissal terms hold Mayor Adams ‘hostage’
Rev. Al Sharpton, a longtime ally of Mayor Adams, is convening top Black elected leaders from New York to “decide where we ...
Black farmers group confident in appeal of ruling over USDA payouts for heirs
The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association president said he expects an appeals court to rule in its favor after oral ...
White Massachusetts teen avoids jail time in attempted drowning of black peer in pond: prosecutors
Sheeran was accused of calling the victim the n-word while a third teen allegedly called him “George Floyd” because he couldn’t breathe during the attempted drowning, according to ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...