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Morgan Winston and Maya McClain, girl scouts with Troop 599, came together to film, produce and direct "Telling Our Story: Charlotte's Black History"

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings and other officers joined activists and representatives of the local NAACP for a march through uptown Charlotte in response to the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

This open letter was written on Jan. 14 after a Justice March for Jason Walker, who was murdered by a Cumberland County, North Carolina, Sheriff’s deputy Jan. 8. Today was a memorable day led by a coalition of social activist organizations in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was a day of…

Published April 21, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT Flickr/Lorie Shaull https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ / Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Guilty on all counts. That was the jury’s verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin on Tuesday evening. The defendant sat stoically while outside the courthouse, an assembled crowd began to cheer. So ended one of the most closely watched police custody death cases in recent memory. The death of George Floyd set off months of protests, mostly peaceful, some violent as cries for police accountability became too immense to ignore. This trial was the c...

Chauvin trial leaves cities, activists across America on edge Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios The impact of the Derek Chauvin trial is reverberating far beyond the walls of the downtown Minneapolis courtroom. The state of play: With the trial set to enter its third week, activists across America are watching the proceedings unfold with heavy skepticism that what they perceive as justice will be served. Plus, nearly a year after George Floyd’s death, cities are continuing to confront heightened tensions in their communities while taking steps to curb use of force among law enforcement and...