How can we create more inclusive and equitable communities where the legacy of lynching no longer casts a shadow?

The Commission is authorized to research cases of racially motivated lynchings and hold public meetings and regional hearings where a lynching of an African ... More than 450 documented lynchings occurred in Georgia alone. Lynching refers to the illegal killing of a person by a group of others. Feb 26, 2019 ... Though many argue that lynchings continue, some evolving into reckless police killings, the metaphor remains too casually employed. It is ... May 5, 2016 ... Lynch syndrome is caused by an inherited alteration in one of five genes: MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, and EPCAM. The first four of these genes are ... Mar 7, 2023 ... The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act ... One year ago, on March 7, 2022, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act was passed unanimously by the Senate. The victim of the lynching—who may or may not have actually committed a crime—is typically hanged. The mob often tortures or mutilates the victim before the ... Lynching in America documents more than 4400 racial terror lynchings in the United States during the period between Reconstruction and World War II. Our students, faculty, and alumni are collaborative, creative, and committed to the common good. Join our community of change-makers. Lynch syndrome is a gene alteration that raises your risk of certain cancers. These include bowel, womb and ovarian cancer. Our guide to lynch syndrome has been ... Anyone with Lynch syndrome faces an especially high risk of colorectal cancer—about 4,000 cases of colorectal cancer are caused by Lynch syndrome every year, ...