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Documentary ponders inquiry into events that shook the nation — and Detroit — in 1967
Recalling a debate between Kerner Commission members, former Sen. Fred Harris says the vote to approve the use of the word “racism” in a key chapter of their ultimate report was a close 6-5.
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Ex-US Sen. Fred Harris, last surviving member of Kerner Commission, dies
Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris (D-Okla.), the last surviving member of the Kerner Commission, a panel appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967 to examine the causes of the 1960s riots ...
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NABJ to celebrate 50 years of promoting diversity in newsrooms: A look at its origins
The National Association of Black Journalists is gearing up to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025, marking five decades ...
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Honor MLK’s Legacy By Creating Economic Justice
A month before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, a report was released by the Kerner Commission, established by President Lyndon Johnson to examine the causes of and solutions to ...
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The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for Decades
His directive led to the analysis and recommendations of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (known as the Kerner Commission after its chair, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner Jr ...