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Explainer: How America’s mass incarceration impacts children, families and future generations

Millions of American children bear the consequences of parental incarceration, facing family disruption, economic hardship, educational and mental-health challenges, while stark racial disparities reveal how America’s prison system can perpetuate inequality.

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US protesters want justice for Black teen shot after knocking on wrong door

Protesters demand justice for a Black teenager, who was shot twice and struck in the head by a white man.

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'They're trying to George Floyd me': Being Black in America in 2023

Another day and another Black man is mercilessly killed in the United States, writes Marzieh Hashemi.

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US police 'George Floyd' cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder

The death of Keenan Anderson, the cousin of a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, after he was repeatedly tasered by police officers in Los Angeles has sparked a massive outcry in the US.

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Black American student handcuffed, arrested in class after spat with professor

A black college student is thrown out of her classroom in handcuffs after an argument with a professor in North Carolina at a historically Black institution.

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Imam Abdul Alim Musa: US Muslim leader and advocate of Islamic Revolution

Perhaps the most outstanding tribute to the life and legacy of Imam Musa is more than 50 years of indefatigable and selfless struggle for justice, peace and human rights while persistently advocating the Islamic Revolution across the globe

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Two Black men wrongly convicted of Malcolm X murder to receive $36 million

The new York City and sate will pay 36 million dollar as compensation to two men who were acquitted of Malcolm X murder.

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US high interest rates affect Black Americans more amid racial wealth gap

The US administration’s efforts to control inflation are disproportionately affecting Black Americans.

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