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Friend — This afternoon, the citybroadcasta live virtual forum featuring all seven police chief candidates. Among other topics, thecandidatestalked aboutsome of the waysthey would fight violent crime, how they would …

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The 800-pound (363-kilogram) stone was pulled from the ground at a Fredericksburg street corner early Friday after the removal was delayed for months by lawsuits and the coronavirus pandemic, The Free Lance-Star

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Atlanta Mayor: 2 Officers Fired In ‘Excessive Force’ Arrests

ATLANTA (AP) — Two police officers have been fired and three others placed on desk duty over excessive use of force during a protest arrest incident involving two college students, Atlanta’s mayor said

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House owners in Freetown now have new city council rate payment system

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Police brutality protests move across the city

The #BlackoutNC protest was organized by Greensboro Rising, a collective of local organizers helping to mobilize the community around issues of killing, brutalization, harassment and degradation of Black people by the

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City Council approves 'Dallas First' | Dallas Weekly

The City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed Mayor Eric Johnson’s “Dallas First” procurement

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Harris, Sherry D. (1957- )

Sherry D. Harris was the first out black lesbian elected to public office in 1991 in the United States. This also gave her the distinction of being the first African American woman on the Seattle City Council in Washington

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Nation’s Streets Calmest in Days, Protests Largely Peaceful

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African

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Eutaw City Council meeting continues to discuss Water Department

Most of the City Council meeting was devoted to a continuing discussion of the need to correct problems of water meters, computers and software to read the meters, conformity in water billing and making sure that the water was generating sufficient revenues to support the City

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BPD Chief: More than a dozen Birmingham police officers terminated since 2018

More than a dozen Birmingham police officers have been terminated for some incidents involving excessive force or unauthorized force and another 39 have been suspended for disciplinary reasons over the past two years, Chief Patrick Smith said on Wednesday during a virtual press conference with

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Fenty, Adrian M. (1970- )

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Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block

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My Daddy Changed the World!

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Tragedy in Minneapolis as video shows police kneeling on black man who died

Please man,” can be heard in a video that surfaced of Minneapolis officers kneeling on black man neck during an arrest which ultimately ended in his

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The Racist Origins Of Trump’s ‘When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts’ Quote

As protests intensified in Minneapolis following the death of a Black man pinned down by a white police officer, President Donald Trump issued a naked threat in a pair of

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Activists say present system has ‘failed us’

A coalition of anti-police-violence organizations hosted a press conference on June 8 outlining actionable recommendations to address systemic issues within the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George

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Compton official clarifies issue with transportation allowance

COMPTON — City Councilman Isaac Galvan has responded to issues pertaining to an email making its rounds around the city about issues related to an alleged personal matters and the loss of his transportation

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Namibia: Evicted During COVID-19 Crisis

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Oakland Loses Court Battle Over Coal Terminal for the Second Time | Post News Group

The City of Oakland was rebuffed for a second time in its attempt to prevent the shipment of coal through Insight Terminal Solutions (ITS) under a contract with Oversize Bulk Commodity Terminal (OBOT) at the Oakland Army

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Fired Louisiana Cop Says It’s ‘Unfortunate’ That All Black People Weren’t Killed By Coronavirus

Kaplan Police Officer Steven Aucoin was fired following an investigation for allegedly suggesting that it was “unfortunate” that the coronavirus pandemic had not killed off black people, officials

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Dallas furloughed city employees - An open letter

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Candace Owens Suggests Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks In The Back Was ‘Unjustly’ Fired

Law enforcement officials and experts alike were hailing the quick response to this weekend’s police killing of an unarmed Black man in Atlanta, including the firing of the

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Some question push for fall school opening

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Derek Chauvin will appear in court for the first time two weeks after George Floyd's death | The Atlanta Voice

Nine Minneapolis City Council members made a commitment this week to start the process of defunding and “dismantling” the police department, City Council President Lisa Bender said

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Mpls City Council publicly commits to dismantling police department

After repeated calls from organizers, community residents, and even some sitting councilmembers, the Minneapolis City Council has publicly committed to exploring the dismantling of the Minneapolis Police Department

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Caver, Vivian Leona (1928 - )

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The Dilemma for the Black Pastor and Racial Reconciliation In The Future.

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Atlanta Cop Who Killed Rayshard Brooks Has Been Fired

Garrett Rolfe, the police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks, was fired on Saturday (June 13), police spokesman Carlos Campos said in a statement, according to

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