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NOVANEWS Recalling a time when the empowerment of the most oppressed in our society paved the way for other social struggles also gives weight to today’s slogan that all lives will matter only when Black lives matter. by: Adam Sanchez Isaiah Dickerson and Callie House advocated for a national pension fund for formerly enslaved people for their years of unpaid labor. (Photo: National Archives.) From the urban rebellions to the salute at the Olympics, commemorations of 1968 — a pivotal year of Black Power — have appeared in news headlines throughout this anniversary year. Yet 2018 also marks the 150th anniversary of 1868 — the height of Black Power during Reconstruction. It’s not surprising this anniversary has been ignored. Reconstruction is given short shrift i...

NOVANEWS Black Lives Matter activists hold signs during a protest against police shootings of Black people in the United States. | Photo: Reuters. Two off-duty police officers are seen shooting the unarmed man, who is now paralyzed, in the back as he walked away without posing any threat to them. A video of the July police shooting of 33-year-old Black man David Collie in Texas has been released and it clearly shows a police officer shooting him in the back as he walked away without posing any immediate threat, Collie's lawyer said after releasing the dashcam footage to the public. RELATED: Largest US Police Union Pressures Retailers to Drop Black Lives Matter Shirts "Unfortunately, what we've seen from the Fort Worth police officer in that video is not an isolated i...

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The Other ’68: Black Power During Reconstruction

Video Shows Texas Police Shooting Black Man as He Walked Away