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Pauli Murray and Black Trans Rights Shine at Sundance

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

Pauli Murray, the pioneering African American legal scholar and organizer for racial and gender equality is being celebrated with the premier of a new documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Rev. Raphael Warnock on the Legacy of John Lewis & Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights

We spoke with Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock in 2020 about the voting rights legacy of Rep. John Lewis. Warnock was with Lewis in the final days of his life and presided over his memorial service.

“Two Systems of Justice”: Jacob Blake’s Father on Son’s Case, Breonna Taylor & Black Lives Matter

Jacob Blake’s father says the police shooting of his son, and killings of Black people, reveal there are “two systems of justice” in the United States, and asks, “Why are our children scared to death of people that are supposed to protect and serve them?”

Father of Jacob Blake: We Want Attempted Murder Charges Against Kenosha Cop Who Shot My Son

“What our family wants is the officer that tried to murder my son brought up on charges,” says Jacob Blake’s father of the police shooting of his son in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The National Guard has mobilized ahead of the announcement of possible charges.

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“A Moral Catastrophe”: Africa CDC Head Says Lack of Vaccines for the Continent Will Imperil World

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We Can’t Just “Move On”: AOC & Rashida Tlaib Demand Accountability for Deadly Capitol Attack

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Yemen: Biden to End U.S. Offensive Support for Saudi-Led Assault, But Will the War Actually End?

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Will Biden Admin Reverse Trump’s “Dangerous” Recognition of Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara?

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Incarcerated Activist Kinetik Justice & Others Severely Beaten in Alabama Prison DOJ Sued over Abuse

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“Viruses Know No Borders”: In Push for Global Vaccine Equity, U.S. AIDS Program Offers Blueprint

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Mass Rapes. Sweeping Surveillance. Forced Labor. Exposing China’s Crackdown on Uyghur Muslims

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A Coup in Burma: Did Military Seize Power to Avoid ICC Prosecution for Rohingya Genocide?

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Immigration Advocates Welcome New “Tone” But Urge Biden Admin for More Concrete Change

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Jeff Bezos to Quit as CEO, But Amazon’s “Predatory Business Model” Will Continue Unless Lawmakers Act

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Latinx COVID Deaths Soar 1,000% in Los Angeles as Communities of Color Lag Behind in Vaccine Rollout

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Russia’s Sputnik V Is Found to Be 91.6% Effective, Providing Boost for Global Vaccination Effort

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Alexei Navalny Faces “Kafkaesque” Charges in Russia for Breaking Parole While in Poison-Induced Coma

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• President Biden Pledges to End U.S. Support for “Catastrophic” War in Yemen
• Johnson & Johnson Asks FDA for Emergency Authorization of Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
• Poll Reveals 25% of U.S. Adults Plan to Gather at Super Bowl Watch Parties
• VP Harris Casts Tie-Breaking Vote to Move Ahead with Democratic COVID Relief Bill
• Democrats Call on Biden to Cancel Student Debt Up to $50,000
• House Removes Marjorie Taylor Greene from Committees over Violent, Bigoted Rhetoric
• AOC Calls for Expulsion of Rep. Greene from House, Warns Against Dismissing Insurrection Survivors
• Smartmatic Sues Fox News, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell for Election-Related Lies
• Bolsonaro Investigated for Negligence in COVID Response as He Shuts Down Anti-Corruption Group
• U.S. Suspends Deportations of Dozens of African Asylum Seekers Amid Claims of ICE Torture
• Report Finds Dangerous Levels of Toxic Metals in Common Baby Foods
• McKinsey Settles Lawsuit for $573 Million over Role in Helping Market Opioids
• Imprisoned Activist Kinetik Justice Severely Beaten by Guards While Defending Fellow Prisoner
• Chicago Teachers Move Closer to Strike over In-Person Teaching Amid Dispute with City Officials
• CDC Director Warns Coronavirus Variants Could Reverse Drop in Caseload
• Education Secretary Nominee Favors Return to In-Person Classes, Supports Trans Athletes
• Senate Agrees to Power-Sharing Deal That Leaves Democrats in Control of Committees
• Republican Leader Won’t Punish Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over Racist and Violent Rhetoric
• 100s of Congressional Aides Call on Senate to Convict Trump and Bar Him from Holding Office
• Canada Designates Proud Boys as a Terrorist Group
• Prosecutors Seek Rearrest of Kyle Rittenhouse, Wisconsin Teen Charged with Killing 2 Protesters
• Tigray Opposition Say 52,000+ Killed in Conflict as U.N. Warns All of Ethiopia Faces Unrest
• BBC Report Details Mass Rape and Torture of Uyghur Women in China’s Xinjiang
• ICC Finds Former LRA Commander and Child Soldier Guilty of War Crimes
• U.N. Report Describes Widespread Torture of Prisoners in Afghanistan
• French Court Finds Government Failed to Take Action to Combat Climate Crisis
• U.S. and Russia Extend New START Nuclear Arms Treaty
• Biden Administration Rules Out Talks with Venezuelan President Maduro
• Ex-Officer Adam Coy Charged with Murdering Andre Hill in Columbus, OH
• Report Details How Border Patrol Contributes to Humanitarian Crisis at Southwestern Border

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