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Thursday, May 28, 2020
NBCSL Calls for an End to Senseless Violence Against Others Based on Racist Stereotypes

Thursday, May 28, 2020
NBCSL Calls for an End to Senseless Violence Against Others Based on Racist Stereotypes
Family members of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old black man gunned down by two white men while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, want hate crime charges brought against his killers. Georgia is among the states that lack hate crime laws, but there's an effort underway to change that. (Image via Twitter.)
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery's killing spurs action on Southern states' lack of hate crime laws
State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Monday, May 25, 2020
Opinion: We can’t just order Americans back to work amid COVID-19. Let’s also protect them.
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg at Statehouse Press Conference
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Black lawmakers call for more COVID-19 aid for black businesses and rural towns in SC

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