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Alabama ends automatic review to detect trial errors in death penalty cases

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Expanded museum traces legacy of slavery in America

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Black soldier mistreatment common even before Virginia case

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More Black people were lynched than previously believed, research says

As we prepare to celebrate Juneteeth, it is being reported by the Equal Justice Initiative that more Black people were
/ June 16, 2020
Just Mercy

REVIEW: ‘Just Mercy’ is the film America needs right now

Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson has all the makings of a real-life superhero. Standing up to villains much bigger and
/ January 11, 2020
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Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx talk ‘Just Mercy’ and taking action

The two actors talk about why people should get involved with cases of the wrongly convicted like the one depicted in ‘Just Mercy’
/ January 10, 2020

Inclusion in action: Michael B. Jordan mandated hiring diverse staff for new film ‘Just Mercy’

A year after announcing that his production company would be using inclusion riders, its first project to implement them is hitting theaters
/ December 18, 2019
Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx tears up while discussing his father at ‘Just Mercy’ screening at AFI Fest

When Just Mercy screened at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles, all eyes were on Jamie Foxx and Bryan Stevenson,
/ November 19, 2019
2018 E! PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS -- Pictured: Activist Bryan Stevenson accepts the People's Champion Award on stage during the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on November 11, 2018 -- NUP_185094 -- (Photo by Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

HBO doc ‘True Justice’ explores lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s defense of death row inmates and his lynching memorial

Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson rarely slows down, friends and family say. It seems he’s always looking over details on
/ June 25, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Colin Kaepernick receives prestigious W.E.B Du Bois honor from Harvard

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was among the eight distinguished people honored by Harvard with the esteemed W.E.B. Du Bois Medal.
/ October 12, 2018