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Berry Lawson Case (1938)
On March 26, 1938, Berry Lawson, a twenty-seven-year-old African American waiter staying at the Mt. Fuji Hotel located on Yesler Way in downtown Seattle, Washington, was reportedly asleep in a chair in the hotel lobby. He was spotted by three Seattle Police Department officers, who approached
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Brown, Lee P. (1937- )
Lee Patrick Brown, known as “The Father of Community Policing,” became the first African American Mayor of Houston, Texas in
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6
1997
Inmate dies after trying to disarm correctional officers
An inmate from the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre died today after trying to disarm correctional
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Elliott, Robert Brown (1842–1884)
Robert Brown Elliott, Reconstruction-era Congressman, was born in 1842 in Liverpool, England. He attended High Holborn Academy in London, England and then studied law, graduating from Eton College in 1859. From there he joined the British Royal Navy.  Elliott decided to settle in South Carolina in
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Aug
9
1884
90 year old Grandmother shields grandson during police stop
A video has surfaced online of a 90-year old grandmother from Texas shielding her 21-year old grandson, Tye Anders, from three police officers who were pointing guns at
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Pregnant Mom Arrested For Traffic Violations Says She Was Put At Risk For COVID-19
Montgomery, AL — Diamond Davis, a 27-year old pregnant mother from Alabama, was arrested for allegedly driving with improper license plates and other non-violent
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Emotional Video Shows 90-Year-Old Grandmother Fall Trying to Shield Grandson from Police After Traffic Stop: He's Scared!
The video shows an emotional faceoff on May 16 in Midland, Texas, between a Black family and a group of police officers with their guns pointed at a young Black
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 (Pub.L. 86–449, 74 Stat. 89, enacted May 6, 1960) was a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someones attempt to register to vote. It was designed to deal with
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Missouri officers accused of assaulting black woman, son
Andrew M. Stroth of the Chicago-based Action Injury Law Group said Marvia Gray was especially traumatized by how her son was treated given other high-profile incidents involving white officers and black men, including the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, another St. Louis
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Jamie Foxx, Shaquille O’Neal Surprise 5-Year-Old Boy Who Stole His Parents' Vehicle
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Kenya: NGAO Donates Sanitation Booth to Pangani Police Station
Nairobi — As the country heightens the war against the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Police Service continues to receive support from various stakeholders, in order to ensure officers are not exposed to
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African Americans in WW2
The second global war, also known as Second World War (WW2), occurred in 1939 and did not end till 1945. It is considered the world’s deadliest conflict in human history that claimed lives of millions of people upon political and military disagreements. The two opposing military alliances called
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AMHVoices: UN should intervene without delay
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Three police officers were Thursday charged with aiding a kidnapping suspect escape from lawful
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New CPD Superintendent David Brown has bold vision for Chicago, even amid coronavirus crisis | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Chicago’s new police superintendent David Brown has a vision for the city, a plan to fight summer violence, and an eye on his officers as the coronavirus continues to infect and kill members of the
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Cameroon: Security Arrests People Without Masks as COVID-19 Cases Increase
Police in Cameroon have detained several hundred people for not wearing face masks in public, as COVID-19 cases in the central African state continue to
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Mother Arrested In Front of Her Child for Not Wearing Mask Properly, NYPD Commissioner Claims Cops Are 'Dealing with Gang Members' In Response to Criticism
Kaleemah Rozier, 22, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon following a heated confrontation with several NYPD officers, reported
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Mozambique: Matavel Murder - Man Who Lent the Getaway Car Testifies
Maputo — Ricardo Manganhe, a teacher who works for the Chibuto Municipal Council in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, on Friday confirmed that he had lent the car used in the murder of civil society and election observation activist, Anastacio Matavel, to a member of the death
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Lawyer says white woman attacked Skhylur Davis because she was black
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A white woman is charged with assaulting an 11-year-old black girl, Skhylur Davis in what the girl’s lawyer calls a racially motivated
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Congress forbade Union officers/soldiers
Congress forbade Union officers and soldiers to aid in the capture and return of fugitive slaves, ending what one historian called the military slave hunt.
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13
1862
Police Chief Announces Retirement As FBI Opens Investigation Into Shooting of Breonna Taylor
The FBI had announced last week that they have opened an investigation into the death of emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed in her home by police officers in
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Zimbabwe: Police Brutality Victims to Sue Matanga, Ministers
The duo of Sethukani Ncube and Weston Chadomba of Bulawayo, as well as Gweru based Trymore Mhari, suffered a dislocated shoulder, hearing problems as well as broken arm after being severely assaulted by police officers and soldiers enforcing the nationwide lockdown
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Rapper Dave East taken into custody by NYPD hours before friend's funeral
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Louisville Police Chief Announces Retirement After His Officers ‘Executed’ Breonna Taylor
The police chief at the center of a scandal involving his officers shooting and killing an unarmed Black woman in her own home has unexpectedly announced he will be calling it
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Council of general officers decided to bar slaves
Council of general officers decided to bar slaves and free Blacks from Continental Army.
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Kenya: Police Repulse Suspected Shabaab Militants in Garissa
Police officers on patrol have engaged suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa County in a shootout, North Eastern Regional Commissioner Nick Ndalana has
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Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery case | The Atlanta Voice
Among the questions: Did shooting suspect Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory, both white, get special treatment because the elder McMichael had been a longtime investigator at the Brunswick Circuit District
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Indianapolis Cop Suspended Over “Closed Casket” Comment In Sean Reed Shooting Death
An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer who uttered a tasteless “joke” over the body of Dreasjon “Sean” Reed, after he was fatally shot by authorities during a May 6 car chase, was recently hit with disciplinary
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