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People are upset and outraged, and folks are still protesting, and some folks take advantage of the protest,” stated Mel Reeves, editor of the Minnesota
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Derek Chauvin Convicted of Murdering George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as the verdict is read in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd at the Hennepin ...
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Robert Fuller, man found hanging from tree in Palmdale, to be mourned at funeral service Tuesday - African American News Today - EIN News
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Littlerock for Robert Fuller, the 24-year-old Palmdale man whose body was found hanging from a tree in a park across the street from Palmdale City Hall.
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‘Stop Killing Us’ Activists Bring Their Pain to State Capitol
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” on July 1, 2020. 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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Mule cop! - St James constable says she was offered US$2,000 to carry drugs
Based on an affidavit presented to a US judge by an ICE agent, Gooden reportedly stated that her colleague, Constable Dremar Graham, who was later arrested, was the mastermind behind the smuggling operation, which also resulted in the arrest of Constable Travonne
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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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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
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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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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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Op-Ed: Derek Chauvin Murder Trial Highlights Cruel Irony in the Justice System • EBONY
Attorney Areva Martin breaks down how the argument presented Derek Chauvin's defense team attempts to undermine logic.
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#StayWoke The Eagle Newswire: Trumped In Tulsa, Statues And Images Of Oppression And Qualified Immunity | The Oklahoma Eagle
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Deputies shoot, kill unarmed driver holding object after pursuit in Norwalk - L.A. Focus News
A pair of deputies shot and killed an unarmed driver who held an 'L-shaped' object following a brief pursuit in Norwalk on Wednesday morning, authorities said. An LAPD helicopter first spotted the man driving a large Ford utility box van erratically in the city and alerted Los Angeles County
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Man Charged In Ahmaud Arbery Murder Allegedly Used Racist Slur As Victim Lay Dying
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Port of Seattle Commission To Establish Task Force On Port Policing And Civil Rights - The Seattle Medium
The Port of Seattle Commission approved the establishment of a task force on Port policing and civil rights, which will lead a comprehensive assessment of the Port of Seattle Police
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Measure Forward | The Savannah Tribune
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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‘I Need this Country to Be Better for My Children’: Milwaukee Mothers Rally for Racial Justice
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Man held with guns after threats of violence
A 26-year-old man was taken into police custody and a number of firearms which belong to a private security firm were seized yesterday following the circulation of a video on social media threatening
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Protests In White And Black, And The Different Response Of Law Enforcement
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A Black Man Was Shot by Georgia Cops Serving Drug Warrant. Attorneys Say Details Mirror Breonna Taylor Case - The New York Beacon
On Dec. 17, 49-year-old Johnny Lorenzo Bolton was shot dead in an apartment in Smyrna, Ga., by a member of a theCobb County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team while the team was executing a no-knock drug warrant. Bolton’s name was not listed on that warrant or
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Justice For Shaheen Mackey: Graphic Video Shows Prison Guards Taser Shackled Inmate In Medical Distress Before Death
Shaheen Mackey, who was an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, suffered from an epileptic seizure only to met with a brutal response that his family argues caused his death.
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From Fannie Lou Hamer To Breonna Taylor, Black Women Have Been Victims Of Police Violence For Decades
Breonna Taylor’s story is reminiscent of countless others, and reflects a long-standing pattern: For decades, Black women have been targets of police violence and
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Trump Justice Department Killed Police Reform Programs That Could Have Helped Minneapolis
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New Jersey cop charged for pepper spraying Black men without reason
A New Jersey police officer has been charged assault for pepper spraying young men while responding to a 911
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Emails show Pittsburgh police officers accessed Clearview facial recognition after BLM protests | New Pittsburgh Courier
The use of facial recognition broke bureau policy and, later, city law. by Juliette Rihl Pittsburgh police officers accessed the facial recognition technology Clearview AI over the course of a year, including during Black Lives Matter protests last summer. The use of the technology violated police
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'You Don't Have to Think About That': Kandi Burruss Gets Emotional After Having Hard Conversations with Her Children About Police Brutality
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Minneapolis City Council announces plans to dismantle police department
During a Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block rally at Powderhorn Park on Sunday, Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender announced that she and a group of her colleagues were proposing to disband the city’s police
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Protest forces T&T to deal with at-risk youth
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