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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of
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Minnesota Raises Charge Against Fired Officer in George Floyd Case, Charges Three Others
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George W. Bush: George Floyd's Death Means It's Time To Listen, Not Lecture
Former President George W. Bush released a statement Tuesday about the police killing of George Floyd but emphasized it wasn’t his place to say how the country should handle its systemic racism
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Protests Large But Peaceful After New Charges in Floyd Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrations across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence of previous nights on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose death empowered a national
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Minneapolis Holds Memorial For George Floyd As Family, Friends Mourn A Life Cut Short
The first of three memorials to pay tribute to a father whose life was cut short by an overzealous police officer was scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET) on Thursday at North Central University in
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BREAKING: Attorney General Keith Ellison Brings Charges Against All 4 Officers in Floyd Case | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said that he will elevate charges against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck while adding charges of aiding and abetting murder against the other three officers at the scene, according to CNN and other
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Mayor, Police Chief Apologize, Announce Firings of Two Officers for Violent Arrest of Pair of Atlanta College Students
Two Atlanta police officers were fired after video footage showed them violently snatching two Black college students out of
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Independent Autopsy Results Determine George Floyd Died of Asphyxiation, County Examiner Blames Heart Failure
The results of two autopsies ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide, but their findings contradicted each other in key
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NBA Coaches Association Condemns Racial Injustice, Forms Committee
The NBA Coaches Association – of which Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle is the president – recently released a statement condemning the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, and also announced the formation of a committee on racial injustice and
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Kenya: Protesters Rally Outside U.S.s Embassy in Nairobi Over George Floyd's Death
Dozens of people gathered outside the US embassy in Nairobi Tuesday to protest over the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis police
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2020 Has Been Difficult For The Black Community. Discrimination At Work Only Adds Insult To Injury
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Kenya: Protesters Rally Outside U.S. Embassy in Nairobi Over George Floyd's Death
Dozens of people gathered outside the US embassy in Nairobi Tuesday to protest over the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis police
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Los Angeles Mayor Takes Knee Amid Peaceful Protests
Thousands thronged the streets of Los Angeles in peaceful protests Tuesday and smaller demonstrations dotted California while authorities renewed overnight curfews in LA and other areas that have seen clashes with police and groups of thieves wreck hundreds of
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US Cities Erupt In More Violence Amid Threats From Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — American cities erupted in violence and destruction in a seventh straight night of unrest, with several police officers shot or run over, amid boasts and threats from President Donald Trump to send in troops to “dominate the
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White People, Stop Quoting MLK To Police How Black People Protest
Last Thursday, Martin Luther King III responded to the increasingly heated protests spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police with a quote from his father, the Rev. Martin Luther King
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The Three Other Officers Involved In George Floyd’s Killing Are Finally Being Charged - Blavity
Ellison stated that officers Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng will be charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, according to the Star
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‘Gucci Ain't Did Sh** to Y'all’: Tory Lanez and Reality Star Shekinah Anderson Exchange Words About the Looting in Atlanta
However, “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality star Shekinah Jo Anderson is not here for the protests that have resulted in
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‘Enough is Enough’: Ciara Shares Sweet Message to Son Future, Russell Wilson Chimes In
On Sunday, May 31, Ciara posted a message about unity and change to her 6-year-old son Future Zahir Wilburn by rapper Future, her
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Phase 3 of opening up begins in city Wednesday after days of protests | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Chicago is moving into Phase 3 of reopening under Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan Wednesday, despite the damage from looting and unrest over the past several days in wake of the death of George
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‘Now is the time’ - BET founder Robert Johnson wants U.S. to pay $14 trillion in slavery reparations
And though attitudes towards reparations for slavery tend to polarize the U.S., BET founder Robert Johnson believes that “now is the time to go big” on reparations to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal
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60,000 Strong: The Sounds & Images Of Houston Coming Together For George Floyd [PHOTOS]
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Given the current nature of the country following the death of George Floyd, many Americans across the country took the streets in protest, to demand justice for Floyd as well as many other lives who have been victimized by police
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
Aides said Obama will call for turning the protests over Floyd’s death into policy change and will urge specific reforms to ensure safer policing and increased trust between communities and law
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Lori Harvey Speaks Out Against Police Brutality After Being Dragged for Voicing Concerns Over the Looting of Her Friends' Store
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