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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison charged three former Minneapolis police officers Wednesday in connection with the death of George Floyd in their
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Shooting of Tamir Rice
The shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy (June 25, 2002 – November 23, 2014), occurred on November 22, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio. Two police officers, 26-year-old Timothy Loehmann and 46-year-old Frank Garmback, responded after receiving a police dispatch call of a male black
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Cop Involved In George Floyd’s Killing Has Been Released On Bail
One of the officers charged with aiding and abetting Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin  in the killing of George Floyd is reportedly out of jail after posting a $750,000
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Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Left to right: Former Minneapolis officers Tou Thao, Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas
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George Floyd remembered at powerful memorial service in Minneapolis
One of the most powerful moments during the memorial service Thursday for George Floyd occurred near the end of the ceremony as attendees stood in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on
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Religious divisions in India sharpen as nationalism rises
Now, Muslims are facing increased attacks after members of an Islamic missionary group, Tablighi Jamaat and of which Ali is a member, tested positive for
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George Floyd’s Family Has Ordered An Independent Autopsy
The family of George Floyd is taking his autopsy into their own
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Shooting of Oscar Grant
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Two Officers Involved In George Floyd’s Killing Say They Tried To Deescalate The Incident But Were Dismissed By Derek Chauvin - Blavity
J Alexander Kueng, Thomas K. Lane and Tou Thao appeared at Hennepin County District Court, and two of their attorneys said Chauvin dismissed them as they tried to de-escalate the situation, according to the Star
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Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder
Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder
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Chicagoans marching united in protest over murder of George Floyd | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Most of the crowd of estimated hundreds this past weekend that flowed from Federal Plaza to Michigan Avenue and the Magnificent Mile as well as to other Loop streets were young people—white, Black and brown—who echoed a united call for
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What's Going on | New York Carib News
The David Gelles 6/7 NYT essay, “Corporate American Has Failed Black America,” with comments and insights by “elite Black executives” like Darren Walker, Ford Foundation; Mellody Hobson, Ariel Investments; Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO/Chair; billionaire Robert Smith, Class of 2019 Morehouse
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Hope through the suffering
In a nation with a long shameful history of public lynchings as spectacle and entertainment, George Floyd’s murder has ignited something new: public mourning and public outcry for real
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St. Paul Police Accused of Sabotaging George Floyd Protests After White Man Randomly Vandalizes AutoZone Store with Hammer
A Minnesota police department denied accusations from critics who believe they deployed undercover officers to undermine protests happening in
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Floyd Mayweather Is Paying for All Four of George Floyd's Funerals
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GA lawmakers pass hate crime bill following death of Ahmaud Arbery
In a bi-partisan effort, House Bill 426 will mandate enhanced sentencing for defendants convicted of targeting a victim because of their “actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, mental disability, or physical
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Courier exclusive: Pittsburgh African Americans protest the unjust killing of George Floyd (video)
Thousands of people descended upon Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, May 30, protesting the unjust killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, by a White Minneapolis police officer, Derek
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Judge In George Floyd Case Is Worried Cops Won't Get A Fair Trial
The Hennepin County Judge handling the case of the four former officers who have been charged with killing George Floyd is concerned they won’t get a fair
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Charges filed against staff at facility where Michigan teen died after being restrained | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Charges have been filed against three staff members of a youth services facility in Kalamazoo where a teen died after being restrained, the county prosecutor said
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8 Minority Corrections Officers File Complaint After Being Barred from Guarding Derek Chauvin
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Nationwide Protests Over Death of African American Man Continue
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Ben Carson Echoes Trump Administration's Ignorant Response To Kneeling Protests
Ben Carson, President Donald Trump’s secretary of housing and urban development, on Sunday suggested that NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to protest police violence should thank the military in the
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A tearful Lizzo speaks out about protests and the fight against racism
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Americans Express Outrage Over Police Murder
From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the
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'These Employees Need to be Trained Better': Jennifer Williams Speaks Out About a Time a Store Owner Accused Her of Using Counterfeit Money
On Memorial Day, a grocery store employee from Cup Foods accused Floyd of buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill and dialed
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Former Nightclub Worker Says George Floyd and Derek Chauvin Had Beef At Work
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Former MPD officer Derek Chauvin charged with murder of George Floyd
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Family Demands Charges Against All 4 Officers in Floyd Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd‘s family on Wednesday demanded the arrest of all four police officers involved in his death, as they visited a makeshift shrine at the Minneapolis street corner where the black man died after a white officer pressed a knee on his neck as he pleaded for
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‘It’s traumatizing’: Grand Strand activists discuss African American grief, frustrations after George Floyd’s killing
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