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Topic: black lives matter

People gather at Breonna Taylors make shift memorial in Injustice Square Park in downtown Louisville on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Hundreds of others protest a Kentucky grand jurys indictment of one of three police officers in the killing of Breonna Taylor, but not for her death (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Taylor case ends with 33-month sentence

Alex Galbraith
In an aerial view from a drone, a large-scale ground mural depicting Breonna Taylor with the text 'Black Lives Matter' is seen being painted at Chambers Park on July 5, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Breonna Taylor family "heartbroken"

Cheyenne McNeill
A memorial and mural that honors George Floyd at the Scott Food Mart corner store in Houston's Third Ward where Mr. Floyd grew up on June 8, 2020 in Houston, Texas (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Minneapolis isn't sorry

Taylor Carik
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives to court for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. (Justin Lane - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump's big plan: More crime

Amanda Marcotte
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People gather with balloons for a vigil in memory of Breonna Taylor on June 6, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Judge lets cops off in Taylor killing

Griffin Eckstein
A customer carries his Whole Foods Market bag as the company appointed five new directors to its board and replaced its chairman on May 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Whole Foods settles "BLM" lawsuit

Michael La Corte
Amy Donofrio in front of Robert E. Lee High School (Photo courtesy of the EVAC movement)

Teacher beats back DeSantis' war on woke

Amanda Marcotte
Portrait of a woman with keffiyeh and face masked by a small Palestinian flag during a demonstration to denounce the IDF attacks on the Rafah refugee camps and in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in Toulouse, southwest of France, on May 29, 2024. (PAT BATARD/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

Why All Eyes on Rafah image got backlash

Nardos Haile
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Jason Aldean performs onstage at Country Thunder Wisconsin - Day 3 on July 22, 2023 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Joshua Applegate/Getty Images)

Aldean's “Small Town” video removes BLM

Joy Saha
Black Lives Matter protest outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. | Far right protesters march in Tom McCall Waterfront Park as part of the Patriot Prayer Rally. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

America's problem isn't "polarization"

Paul Rosenberg
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference on October 17, 2022 in Beaumont, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Abbott pledges to pardon a groomer

Rae Hodge
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and state officials listen to reporters during a news conference on January 31, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Docs reveal racist Daniel Perry messages

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

Greg Abbott's rush to pardon a murderer

Heather Digby Parton
American flag, Pride Flag, BLM Flag and a wooden map of the USA (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The "woke" wars are worse than you think

Amanda Marcotte
Demonstrators participate in a protest against the police killing of Tyre Nichols on January 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

America's most enduring myth

Chauncey DeVega
A photo of Tyre Nichols is positioned prior to a press conference on January 27, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The public consumption of Black pain

Chauncey DeVega
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Police tape is used at a crime scene. (Mark Edward Harris/Getty Images)

Cousin of BLM co-founder killed by LAPD

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Kanye West (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Surface Magazine)

Kanye is finally canceled. Now what?

D. Watkins
Donald Trump, with old televisions overlay on top (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How the right is winning the hashtag war

Paul Rosenberg
Rachel Mitchell and Julie Gunnigle (Photo illustration by Salon/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/Nappsack Photography)

Phoenix to see biggest Post-Roe showdown

Kathryn Joyce
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A Black Lives Matter flag waves in front of a fire at the North Precinct Police building in Portland, Oregon on September 6, 2020. - Protestors are marching for an end to racial inequality and police violence. (ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

Race, police and politics: 1964 and now

Robert S. McElvaine
People attend the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" protest against racism and police brutality, on August 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. | Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 6, 2020. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's stealing from Black Lives Matter

Amanda Marcotte
Marc Lamont Hill attends the A3C Conference at the Loudermilk Center on October 7, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty Images)

Black lives and Black death

D. Watkins
April Reign is the founder of the #OscarsSoWhite movement, has recently spoken out against HBO's planned series "Confederate." (Andre Chung for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

April Reign: FCC should protect Twitter

Melanie McFarland
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