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Russell Simmons Leads Hip-Hop Elite in Praising New Police Reform Legislation – Voice and Viewpoint
In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, the hip-hop community has rallied behind proposed new legislation to reform American
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Sister Of Riah Milton Decries Deadnaming By Police: Using The Right Pronouns 'Cost You Nothing' - Blavity
The grieving sister of Riah Milton, a 25-year-old Black, transgender woman killed in Ohio earlier this month, is speaking out against the deadnaming of her
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President Johnson seeks 10% MPD budget reduction in 2021 to be reallocated for vital community needs
A file was introduced with the purpose of directing the City of Milwaukee’s budget office to prepare a model 2021 police department budget showing a 10% reduction in
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OP-ED: Illinois can Fund its Way Toward Shared Public Safety | Chicago Defender
By:  IL Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Deputy Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives Jehan Gordon-Booth What is the antidote to the spike in violence, pandemic health crisis, and urgent calls for justice and safety in communities across Illinois, including Chicago and
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Clunis’ sudden death shocks cops, family
When Leon Clunis called Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron at 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday to remind him that he would be discharged shortly from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), neither man would imagine that the wounded “warrior” would be leaving for the
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Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into
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Ex-Atlanta Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks Granted Bond
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ruled that the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks can be free on bond while his case is pending. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick set a bond of $500,000 for Garrett Rolfe, who faces charges including felony murder in the
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New video shows moment Atlanta police fatally shot Rayshard Brooks
Atlanta police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks 27, on Friday, June
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Nigeria: Lagos Police Prepare to Clamp Down On Protests
[Premium Times] The police are withdrawing mobile police officers and special protection units as aides and escorts of individuals.
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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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Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept. Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept.
In a win for anti-police violence activists in Oakland, the Oakland School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to disband the OUSD Police Dept., committing to eliminate the department that has 20 sworn officers and 120 school resource officers. The 7-0 vote followed a two-hour debate and several
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Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother To Help Breonna Taylor’s Family Get Justice
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Police Deny Racism in Handling of 3,000-Person Block Party In Florida
Accusations of racism and police brutality at a Central Florida block party attended by 3,000 people has led a police department to deny that several arrests made were due to the race of the partygoers, according to
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New Poll: 63% of Americans Favor Eliminating Qualified Immunity for Police - Milwaukee Community Journal
62% favor limiting police unions’ collective bargaining power; 55% worry criticism of police could drive up crime Washington, D.C.— Washington, D.C. – Conducted in the wake of nationwide protests calling for law enforcement accountability, a new national Cato Institute/YouGov poll released today
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Two movements against police brutality — from Cairo to Pittsburgh | New Pittsburgh Courier
First-person essay by Mourad al-Sayyid In the past few weeks of unprecedented — and sometimes unpredictable — protests fighting for Black lives and against police brutality, I have asked myself about similarities between this movement in the United States and Egypt’s 2011 revolution. I considered
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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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AG Barr calls unfair policing of Black people a 'widespread phenomenon' : TheGrio
Attorney General William Barr rejects the idea of systemic racism in policing. In an interview with ABC News, Barr acknowledged,... View Article The post AG Barr calls unfair policing of Black people a 'widespread phenomenon' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Hip hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests
No one who has listened to hip hop since its origins in the 1970s should be surprised that rap music has become the soundtrack to protests. Source
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Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept. Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept.
In a win for anti-police violence activists in Oakland, the Oakland School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to disband the OUSD Police Dept., committing to eliminate the department that has 20 sworn officers and 120 school resource
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Rihanna’s Nonprofit Donates $11 Million To Racial Justice Initiatives
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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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Washington reviewing Ja anti-smuggling MOU
After more than four years of painstaking negotiations, Jamaica and the United States (US) are on the final leg of inking a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA), a memorandum of understanding aimed at stamping out the smuggling of contraband...
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Lacey needs to re-examine questionable shootings
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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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‘I Need this Country to Be Better for My Children’: Milwaukee Mothers Rally for Racial Justice
So when protests began to engulf Milwaukee and other cities across the nation after the death of George Floyd, she knew she had to
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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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Check It Out: Banning the banned chokehold
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Oklahoma man says he killed Black woman to 'teach her a lesson'
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Seattle to ban tear gas use for next 30 days
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Beyoncé once again proves her title of 'Queen Bey' by taking home the prestigious BET Humanitarian Award for 2020.
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