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Emmett Till was the first George Floyd
April 22, 2021A Black Chicago teen’s lynching in 1955 galvanized the civil rights movement. A Black Minneapolis man’s killing by police last year propelled a worldwide call for racial justice and ending police brutality.
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Ambitious Earth Day target: Biden announces 50% emissions cut
April 22, 2021“It’s a massive investment in people and recognition that climate change is about human beings,” according to White House climate advisor Gina McCarthy.
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Selective Service Repeal Act introduced in Congress
April 21, 2021If passed, the bill would abolish the military draft completely.
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AFL-CIO hails Chauvin verdict, but police unions still an issue for organized labor
April 21, 2021National Nurses United was among the toughest unions in denouncing racist police violence; it doesn’t have the same “police problem” that the national AFL-CIO does.
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Arab Americans in Chicago seek congressional support for Egyptian human rights
April 21, 2021Chicago’s Arab Americans push for progressive policies both at home and overseas.
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