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A history of policing in America
Slave patrols and Night Watches, which later became modern police departments, were both designed to control the behaviors of black people and Native populations. A history of policing in America and the steps to reform police departments in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder By Gwendolyn
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Minnesota’s Top Officials Believe White Nationalists Are Using George Floyd Protests As Cover For Inciting Violence
Facebook groups are at the center of it.
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Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser
A former Florida police officer has been charged with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him putting his knee on a Black woman’s neck. The former officer had
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Trinidad law body calls for suspension of cops over Morvant killings - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) The Law Association of TT is calling on Police Commissioner Gary Griffith to temporarily suspend the police officers who were involved in the deaths of three men from Morvant last
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Talkin to the Police 6/15/20 Video
Talkin to the Police Jun 15, 2020 A community conversation with police officers about Police Reform. The post Talkin to the Police 6/15/20 Video appeared first on Blackstonian.
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‘The Squad’ Introduces Bill To Defund Police And Provide Reparations
The bill is called the BREATHE Act.
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Hashtags, Slogans And Periodic Marches Are Not Enough: 7 Ways To Continue Applying Pressure - Blavity
If the activist energy can be harnessed into support for a concrete agenda, then we may be able to unify our country. Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries outlines a seven-part justice agenda.
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Woman Charged in Hit-and-Run at Indiana Protest - Black News Channel
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America/ BNC Contributor INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman was charged Thursday in a hit-and-run crash that sent one woman to the hospital and caused minor injuries to a man during a southern Indiana protest over the assault of a Black man by a group of
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Lacey needs to re-examine questionable shootings -
The number is staggering and horrendous. Fifteen hundred. That is the number of times deadly force has been used by the Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies in the past two decades. To put this in even more deadly and horrific perspective, sheriff’s deputies and LAPD
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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion Voice and Viewpoint
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In the wake of almost a month of national protests, another police shooting gained attention and national news coverage after several videos of an arrest turned violent were widely viewed. The videos captured several scenes from the evening of
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Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser - Black Enterprise
A former Florida police officer has been charged with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him putting his knee on a Black woman's neck
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25 cars join ‘Slow Ride for Justice’ through Eutaw to protest police brutality and call for criminal justice reform
On Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2020, twenty-five cars joined the ‘Slow Ride for Justice’ through the City of Eutaw, to protest the police killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many others. The ride called for criminal justice reform and passage of the Justice in Policing
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In Search of Justice
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief What’s Going On As the World is dealing with the global pandemic that is COVID-19, America is again at a crossroads in respect to one of the original sins of a nation [...]
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Check It Out: Banning the banned chokehold | New Pittsburgh Courier
by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier During the 2000 presidential race, civil rights organizations demanded a federal ban on racial profiling. Democrat Al Gore said, racial profiling ran counter to what the United States was all about, and if entrusted with the presidency, ending racial
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Racist Cop Says Public Scrutiny Caused Him To Say Police Are Going To Slaughter Black People
Officers Michael Kevin Piner, Jesse E. Moore II and James B. Gilmore are now fired.
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Open letter to my fellow members of law enforcement | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Ralph L. Godbee, Jr. I do not want to dismiss the importance of training and the emphasis on the recognition of implicit bias that is ingrained in American Law Enforcement culture. Making illegal the carotid artery hold, commonly referred to as the “choke hold”, is low hanging fruit and should
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J. Cole Reacts To Minneapolis City Council Vote To Disband Police Department
J. Cole has been quietly on the front lines of a few protests, but after seeing his efforts and that of countless others actually effecting change, inspired the normally recluse MC to react on
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Trinidad Police: A failed plan to destabilise the country - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) “A well-orchestrated plan to destabilise the country” but it failed. The article Trinidad Police: A failed plan to destabilise the country appeared first on Stabroek News.
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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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What About Our Daughters? Breyonna Taylor and overlooking women in the movement | Atlanta Daily World
by Kelly Washington, Contributing Writer #Black Lives Matter! This phrase is resonating from every mountaintop to Hennepin County in Minneapolis, to every country from the Americas to Europe. Unfortunately, it is because we are juggling so many hashtags at this tumultuous time in our
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Video Of Pennsylvania Cop Putting Knee On Man's Neck Sparks Protest
A familiar incident causes outrage.
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The Latest: Houston Mayor To Ban Chokeholds - Black News Channel
By: The Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributer  HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has announced that he will sign an executive order that bans chokeholds in the city. Turners announcement Tuesday came during the funeral for George Floyd at a church in Houston, the city where he lived
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is leading the vanguard on police reform : TheGrio
In recent weeks, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law nearly a dozen aggressive police reform bills seeking... View Article The post New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is leading the vanguard on police reform appeared first on TheGrio.
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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The National Guard has been called out, and you see those vehicles that you saw when they raided Iraq and Afghanistan. People are upset and [...]
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A New Low’: Elijah McClain’s Family Reacts To Photos Of Cops Re-enacting Chokehold Death
Reports describe a shockingly insensitive act in the midst of protest.
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Police body cameras
Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG - Meaningful police reform will remain elusive as long as we continue to deny known truths. First, we are all fallible human beings and will inevitably make mistakes.  When made, reasonable people are capable of evaluating errors and taking
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Khayelitsha man undressed to avoid eviction, says Cape Town mayor
Dan Plato says it is not uncommon for people to strip naked when trying to avoid eviction.
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Aurora Police Officers Fired For Reenacting Chokehold Used in Elijah McClains Death
[ad_1] After being reported for taking tasteless photographs at the site of a memorial set up for a young man who was placed in a fatal chokehold by Colorado police, three police officers were fired for the offending act according to NBC News. The three Aurora, Colorado, police officers were
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Toronto Cop Convicted After Viciously Beating Black Man Who Lost An Eye The Black Chronicle
A Toronto police officer, who was arrested several years ago for beating a young Black man who ended up losing his eye, has been found guilty of assault, according to
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Governmental Task Team briefs SAPS on truck driver protest response
During a meeting of NatJOINTS and the government Task Team, SAPS were briefed on how to police the ongoing truck driver protest.
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