DOJ’s Investigation Of Phoenix Police Doesn’t Specifically Mention Department’s History Of Racism

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DOJ’s Investigation Of Phoenix Police Doesn’t Specifically Mention Department’s History Of Racism

The Department of Justice's newly announced investigation of Phoenix and its police department never specifically mentions the years-long allegations of racism leveled against both by its Black residents, a glaring omission. We have receipts.

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The family of 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a Black man who was shot by police in Louisiana, has accepted a $4.5 million settlement nearly five years after his death. Baton Rouge police officers wrestled and shot the father of five back on July 5, 2016, outside of a convenience store. Video of his

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First Black police chief of Atlanta George Napper passes

Atlantans are mourning the loss of the city first African American police chief, George Napper, whose passing was announced on Friday. Napper was 81. 'It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of former City of Atlanta Police Department Chief George Napper,' an official statement from

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By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were suspended by the city's mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances of the fatal

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City Council Votes To Override The Mayor After She Vetoed A Bill To Cut Police Funding - The Seattle Medium

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LAPD investigating report of George Floyd 'Valentine' - Black News Channel

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