MIRPUR: The people of Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and rest of the world would observe the Indian Republic Day, falling on January 26 , as Black Day to invite attention of.
Albany arrest-diversion program favors fewer - and whiter - residents
Is a policing reform initiative failing to address racial disparities?
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Black residents account for only 34% of the people diverted into an alternative treatment program called Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion. (Cathleen F. Crowley & Eduardo Medina / Times Union)Cathleen F. Crowley/Eduardo Medina/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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A year after Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins was sworn in, the number of people diverted through LEAD dropped from 87 in 2018 to 35 in 2019. Now, data shows the program has been falling short of fulfilling a core mission: addressing racial disparities. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Gary Franks (opinion): The last votes of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
Gary A. Franks
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Former U.S. Rep. Gary Franks, R-Conn., is seen during a September 2015 television interviewContributed photo
Finally, the election season is over. The historic elections we saw in this cycle were intriguing. The runoff elections for the U.S. Senate in Georgia put a cap on the campaign season.
For many people this could be described as a COVID-19 election. I would argue that this was an election influenced by a pandemic but determined by the killing of unarmed black people with no adequate justice for the Black community. Losing a job and losing a life is not a fair exchange.
In Nevada, a Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Schools to Reopen
Erica L. Green, New York Times
Jan. 23, 2021
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The vacant cafeteria of Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Jan. 8, 2021. Since the nation s fifth-largest school district closed its doors in March, more than 3,100 alerts flooded the district headquarters through October, raising alarms about a student s suicidal thoughts, possible self-harm or cry for care. (Bridget Bennett/The New York Times)Bridget Bennett/NYTShow MoreShow Less
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Jesus Jara, superintendent of the Clark County school district, in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2021. (Bridget Bennett/The New York Times)Bridget Bennett/NYTShow MoreShow Less