Monthly Archives: July, 2020

For decades, a fence divided the Black and white cemeteries in the small east Texas town of Mineola.The fence has come down.On Wednesday, crews began digging up the chain-link fence that was 1,280 feet long, separating City Cemetery, which held the graves of Black people, from Cedars Memorial Garden, which held graves of white people.The…

The U.S. Attorney for the Oregon District has requested an investigation into the unmarked, camouflaged federal officers who have been picking up and detaining protestors in Portland."Based on news accounts circulating that allege federal law enforcement detained two protestors without probable cause, I have requested the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General to open…

Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey have led tributes from across US society to the civil rights leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis, who died on Friday evening at the age of 80. Lewis, who had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, dedicated his life to the fight for racial equality and justice and worked closely with…

(CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced it has issued an emergency use authorization that allows the laboratory Quest Diagnostics to pool samples from up to four individuals to…

Experts say that Florida's high coronavirus positivity rates among those under age 18 is likely due to who gets tested. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Experts say that Florida's high coronavirus positivity rates among those under age 18 is likely due to who gets…