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Biden set to host family of George Floyd on first anniversary of his death
By: Alyssa Wilson Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the day former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The world watched the video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd for nine minutes as he said, 'I can't breathe.'   Since that day, protests erupted across the
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Ivy League town weighs revamping police; critics see flaws | Afro
By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press The nationwide reexamination of policing after the killing of George Floyd has led an Ivy League college town in upstate New York to consider an ambitious — and contentious — plan to remake its force “from the ground up.” The proposal would replace the 63-officer
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Atlanta Police Officers Reinstated After Being Fired For Tasing Incident
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Kenya: Quivers Lounge Shooting Suspect to Appear in Court
[Nation] The man who shot two police officers and a woman at Quivers Lounge in Nairobi will be charged in court today after he surrendered to authorities yesterday.
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Ava DuVernay Announces LEAP Initiative Created to Spotlight Police Brutality Through the Arts
Producer, director, and filmmaker Ava DuVernay is using her gifts to further amplify stories of those impacted by police brutality and
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Petition Demanding Justice for Elijah McClain Receives More Than 2 Million Signatures, Colorado Governor Announces Investigation
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced his office would look into the police-involved death of Elijah McClain after public outcry. McClain was walking home from a []
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Miami police shown punching, kicking Black man in cellphone video
Miami police officers were caught on cellphone video punching and kicking a Black man in the Liberty City neighborhood on... View Article The post Miami police shown punching, kicking Black man in cellphone video appeared first on TheGrio.
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Colorado Police Officer Suspended After Posting ‘Kill Them All’ Aimed at Black Lives Matter Protesters
A White Colorado police officer was suspended and reassigned by the Colorado Springs’ police department after he used a fake Facebook profile to lob disparaging words toward Black Lives Matter…
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Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements - TheGrio
Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic... View Article The post Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements appeared first on TheGrio.
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US legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of
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#StayWoke The Eagle Newswire: Trumped In Tulsa, Statues And Images Of Oppression And Qualified Immunity | The Oklahoma Eagle
In the week before President Donald J. Trump’s kick-off rally in Tulsa, there was valid concern what the trip might mean for our
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Widow And Family Of Rayshard Brooks Hold Emotional Press Conference
The family of Rayshard Brooks, the 27-year-old Black man who was killed by an Atlanta police officer, in a Wendy’s drive through, became extremely emotional during a press conference on Monday (June 15), expressing shock and grief  that one the many incidents of Black men being killed by law
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“Stop Killing Us:” Activists Bring Their Pain to State Capitol
(CBM) Last week, several California social and criminal justice organizations, as well as community-based groups, gathered for a rally at the state Capitol titled “Stop Killing Us.” Oakland-based All of Us or None (AOUON) organized the event — with the help of other partners across the state — to
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Haitian-American Legislator Condemns 'Egregious, Inhumane' Treatment By NYPD | New York Carib News
A Haitian-American legislator has strongly condemned what she describes as the “egregious and inhumane” treatment meted out to a 33-year-old Black man during a New York Police Department (NYPD) enforcement of the social distancing mandate of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic last
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Grammy Award-winner Dorinda Clark-Cole heads Clearwater Music Fest, June 12 –
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Measure Forward
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and build trust between law enforcement and minority
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Virginia Pastor Arrested After Calling Cops On White ‘Mob’ Threatening To Kill Him
Virginia Pastor Leon McCray, 61, called the police for protection after being threatened by a white “mob” in front of property he owned and instead of arresting them, the police arrested McCray. McCray said he was visiting an apartment property he owns in Edinburg when he saw a man and...
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1 Year Later, What’s Really Changed Since George Floyd’s Murder?
With the one-year mark since George Floyd's murder, here's what's changed on the national police reform front -- and what hasn't -- since that fateful Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
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Open Letter To My Fellow Members Of Law Enforcement
The disproportionate numbers of black, brown and disenfranchised Americans that are over-policed fundamentally will not change if we only focus on tactics and training without acknowledging the structural and systemic racism that policing in America is responsible
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Trump Issues Executive Order On Police Reform And Meets With Black Families
President Donald Trump held a press conference today (June 16) in the Rose Garden at the White House to sign an executive order providing his strategy for restoring, renewing and rebuilding communities through police
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New ACLU Report Shows Despite COVID-19, Fatal Police Shootings Continue - Milwaukee Community Journal
NEW YORK — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union released “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Time of COVID-19.” The report finds fatal shootings by police are so routine that, even during a national pandemic, with far fewer people traveling outside of their homes and police
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What do blacks say about the police? - African American News Today - EIN News
nearly three-quarters of surveyed African-Americans report themselves satisfied with or “dismantle” police departments, but black Americans haven’t received concrete, alternative to curb violence. Most African-Americans clearly desire police reform over
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Unveils the One Atlanta: One APD Community Policing Roadmap | Atlanta Daily World
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Unveils the One Atlanta: One APD Community Policing Roadmap Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms released the One Atlanta: One APD Community Policing Roadmap—a cohesive community policing strategy that will help reform policing in our community and protect all Atlantans. The
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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion
Video shows Officer Devin Bronsan, who joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2018, driving first to wake up
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Police Accountability, Ban on Chokeholds, No-Knock Warrants Among List of Legislative Priorities Endorsed by Washington State BLM and Introduced This Session
When most people envision strides in the civil rights movement, Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma and other Southern cities come to mind. But the Pacific Northwest […]
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(VIDEO) Chicago Police Raid Wrong Home, Cuff and Detain Naked Woman Who Lives There, Then Tell Her She Doesn't 'Have to Shout'
Anjanette Young, a 20-year clinical social worker, had just returned home from work on a chilly Chicago winter night. It was the evening of Feb. 21, 2019.
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Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resigns, Along With Police Chief
Kim Potter tendered her resignation amid calls for justice for the family of the 20-year-old Black man she fatally wounded.
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Power Up: There’s been a dramatic shift in public opinion about police treatment of black Americans - African American News Today - EIN News
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Brooklyn DA releases disclosure letters of police officers in Brooklyn | New York Carib News
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today released all police credibility disclosure letters kept by his Office.
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US police used British anti-riot gear at Black Lives Matter protests
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