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Apologizing only for offending someone does not equal acknowledging that words or actions were offensive.

The documentary weaves a history of anti-Black racism in America, though it makes some glaring omissions

Yusef Salaam was wrongfully convicted as a member of the “Central Park Five.” Now he’s joining the New York City Council.

Criminal justice advocates and electeds rallied behind the Fair Access to Victim Compensation Act with a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul.

When all the ballots were tallied on Friday, St. Paul, Minnesota, voters had done something remarkable: They had elected the first all-female council in the city’s history.

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Democrats celebrated significant victories in states like New Jersey, where they retain their comfortable majorities in the state legislature, with Republican candidates facing losses even in traditionally conservative areas of the state.

Yusef Salaam won a seat on the New York City Council, decades after he was wrongly imprisoned as a teen in an infamous Central Park rape case.

Exonerated Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam officially won a seat on the New York City Council Tuesday, decades after he was falsely accused of rape at the age of 15.

From Yusef Salaam in New York to Gabe Amo in Rhode Island to Cherelle Parker in Philadephia, Black Americans celebrated historic victories last night.