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  2. Memphis sanitation strike - Wikipedia

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    The Memphis sanitation strike began on February 12, 1968, in response to the deaths of sanitation workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker. The deaths served as a breaking point for more than 1,300 African American men from the Memphis Department of Public Works as they demanded higher wages, time and a half overtime, dues check-off, safety measures, and pay for the rainy days when they were told ...

  3. United States racial unrest (2020–present) - Wikipedia

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    The shooting affected the local community still in mourning over Floyd's murder seven months prior, and reignited local debate over police brutality and race relations. In several rallies, protesters questioned the police narrative of the December 30 incident and if police officers could have used better de-escalation tactics to prevent an ...

  4. Mass racial violence in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This event became, per capita, one of the deadliest civil disturbances of the 1960s. The long and short term causes of the Newark riots are explored in depth in the documentary film Revolution '67 and many news reports of the times. The riots in Newark spread across the United States in most major cities and over 100 deaths were reported.

  5. The 15 most shocking TV season finales ever, from Lost to 24

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    14) Spooks, season 10 British spy drama Spooks finally came to an end in 2011, having run on BBC One for nine years.The season 10 finale featured no shortage of incidents, but fans will most ...

  6. 'Black history is American history,' Biden says as he ... - AOL

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    Biden has taken steps that benefit Black Americans, such as expanding access to healthcare coverage, and has fostered economic gains that led to record low Black unemployment rates and the Child ...

  7. 2023 in Review: The Year’s Most Shocking Cast Exits - AOL

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    Diggs, who had co-starred as football coach/father figure Billy Baker since All American‘s pilot episode, made an unexpected departure from the CW drama in its Feb. 13 installment; Billy was ...

  8. Murder of Usharani Ganaison - Wikipedia

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    Known for. Murder victim. Parent. N. Ganesan (father) On the night of 10 November 1977, Usharani d/o Ganaison, a 7-year-old student of Cairnhill Primary School, went missing after she went out of her flat to buy drinks to celebrate Deepavali with her family. About seven hours after her disappearance, she was found murdered nearby the void deck ...

  9. Most Shocking (Scripted) TV Moments of 2023 - AOL

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    Most Shocking Scripted TV Moments of 2023 Eric Liebowitz/FX, Courtesy of Netflix, Apple TV+, The Fall of the House of Usher. (L to R) Kate Siegel as Camille L'Espanaye, Sauriyan Sapkota as ...