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Redesign of Public Safety Series: State legislators speak on police reform - DefenderNetwork.com
As part of the Defender’s “Redesigning Public Safety” series, we spoke with the state senators who are at the heart of Texas’ police reform efforts. Here, Texas legislators Borris Miles, Royce West and John Whitmire share their perspectives on those reform and the legislation they will be working
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Mapisa-Nqakula: Collins Khosa case still on our radar
Khosa, an Alexandra man, was killed allegedly by SANDF members who were manning the streets of the township during the national lockdown
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Police Officer Charged With Assault for Ordering Dog to Attack Black Man
A white police officer has been charged with second-degree felony assault for ordering his police dog to bite a Black man who had already surrendered
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Lee should apologize | Culver City News
… believed demonstrated “disproportionate responses” to African-Americans by Culver City Police, vice …
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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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Plan Advances to Allow Dismantling Minneapolis Police Dept. - Black News Channel
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press/ BNC Contributor MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously advanced a proposal to change the city charter to allow the police department to be dismantled, following widespread criticism of law enforcement over the
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Kenya: Police Launch Manhunt for Man Who Shot Two Officers, Woman
[Nation] Police in Nairobi have stepped up the hunt for a gunman who shot three people inside Quivers Lounge on Thika Road on Friday night. They say the man who shot two police officers and a woman is a civilian who is armed and dangerous.
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Minneapolis Police Station Torched Amid George Floyd Protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations flared across the U.S over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white
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‘That's Just Going to Anger People’: Atlanta Attorney Shares Commentary on Opening Week of Derek Chauvin Trial and the Defense's Strategy to Shift Blame
An emotional first week of testimony in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin came to a close Friday. Chauvin is being tried
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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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Eastern Cape man killed by mob following social media rumours that he murdered 6-year-old girl | News24
A man from Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape was chased, assaulted and eventually murdered by a mob who believed he had killed a 6-year-old girl.
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Brother of Robert Fuller, California Man Found Hanged In Tree, Gunned Down by L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies a Week Later In Nearby City
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed the half-brother of Robert Fuller, a Black man found hanged in a tree in a Southern California town earlier this month, after a traffic stop in the city of Rosamond on the afternoon of Wednesday, June
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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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Cops salute murdered officer who was shot with his own gun - The Mississippi Link
On a day when 11 people were shot, two fatally, amid months of soaring gun violence in Chicago, a memorial honored a police officer who was shot 10 years ago in the back with his own gun and then, as he lay fallen, shot in the head at close range. Chicago Police holds a memorial []
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White man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison
A white man who deliberately sped his car through a crowd of racial injustice protesters in Iowa City, Iowa, striking several, will... View Article The post White man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison appeared first on TheGrio.
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NNS Spotlight: ‘People power’: How the African American Roundtable Works to Educate and Empower Leaders - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
By Caroline White Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Members of the African American Roundtable believe there
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Separate probe sought in police killing of local teen -
COMPTON — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors June 23 joined others in calling for an independent investigation into the death of an 18-year-old security guard shot to death by deputies from the Compton Sheriff’s Station June 18. Acting on a motion by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the
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Police reform will require sustained effort - The Bay State Banner
While the police reform proposals are reasonable and fair, there will likely be some folks who don’t think so. The ultimate resolution will require sustained support from the electorate. The post Police reform will require sustained effort appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Fired officer who halted excessive force arrest wins pension – Dallas Post Tribune
By CAROLYN THOMPSON BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Buffalo, New York, police officer who was fired for trying to stop another officer from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect has won a yearslong legal fight to overturn her dismissal and collect her pension. A state Supreme Court judge cited the
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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
It’s the talk that many Black parents struggle to have with their kids, the discussion of how to deal with the police, and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality diva Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker are no
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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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Western Cape police officer arrested for allegedly raping male suspect | News24
A Western Cape police officer has been arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) for allegedly raping a male suspect in a police vehicle on Thursday.
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‘You’ve Been Warned’: Black Florida Sheriff Threatens To Deputize Gun Owners Against Protesters
Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels released a video.
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Memorial Events, Marches And White House Meeting Mark One Year Since George Floyd's Death - The Seattle Medium
It's been a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking global protests and supporters, activists and his family will honor Floyd with a series of celebrations of his life and marches
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Kenya: Mother Detained for Son's Murder in Kitengela
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are holding a woman who reportedly tortured her son to death and later reported to the police that he had fallen off a sofa in an attempt to cover up her crime.
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Lawyer Isaac Wright Jr., Once Wrongfully Convicted, Now Running For Mayor Of NYC - Blavity
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Coki Point Shooting Victim in Serious Condition Friday Night
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Top Ugandan police officer fined over $13,000 for selling stolen car to his wife
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Coki Point Shooting Victim in Serious Condition Friday Night
A man found shot multiple times by police officers responding to a call in the Coki Point area of St Thomas was in serious condition at the Schneider Regional Medical Center as of about 8 p.m. Friday.
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Owner of Black-Owned BBQ Joint Killed By Louisville Officers Who Had Body Cameras Turned Off
Nationwide — David McAtee, a 53-year old African American entrepreneur who owned a BBQ restaurant in Louisville, KY, and reportedly often fed the police for free, was shot and killed by police officers who were trying to disperse a crowd that had gathered after the city’s curfew
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