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The state of Pennsylvania will now require officers looking for new roles in law enforcement to disclose their previous employment records, and mandate that law enforcement agencies detail why they
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Department of Justice Opens Investigation into Minneapolis Police Department – Free Press of Jacksonville
(Source: www.insightnews.com) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced this morning the Department of Justice will open an investigation in the Minneapolis Police Department. “The investigation I’m announcing today will asses if the Minneapolis Police [...]
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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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COMMENTARY: George Floyd and Derek Chauvin – African American News and Issues
George Floyd and Derek Chauvin: these two names are forever historically/spiritually linked as a tragic inhumane injustice, because justice is a spiritual concept, and without a God conscience justice cannot ever prevail.
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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
People are upset and outraged, and folks are still protesting, and some folks take advantage of the protest,” stated Mel Reeves, editor of the Minnesota
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Op-Ed: Derek Chauvin Murder Trial Highlights Cruel Irony in the Justice System • EBONY
Attorney Areva Martin breaks down how the argument presented Derek Chauvin's defense team attempts to undermine logic.
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Pgh Police Chief: ‘Excessive force is unacceptable and will not be tolerated at any level’
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New Jersey cop charged for pepper spraying Black men without reason
A New Jersey police officer has been charged assault for pepper spraying young men while responding to a 911
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Uganda: The Roots of Pre-Election Carnage By Uganda Security Forces
[The Conversation Africa] For two days in November 2020, Uganda witnessed some of the most violent riots in a decade. The riots were triggered by the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, who is challenging the incumbent Yoweri Museveni in the February 14 2021
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Eastern Cape man killed by mob following social media rumours that he murdered 6-year-old girl | News24
A man from Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape was chased, assaulted and eventually murdered by a mob who believed he had killed a 6-year-old girl.
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Minneapolis city council votes to cut millions from police budget - TheGrio
The Minneapolis City Council has voted to defund its police department by $7.77 million. The city’s 2021 budget will redirect... View Article The post Minneapolis city council votes to cut millions from police budget appeared first on TheGrio.
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Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office and Behavioral Health Department Collaborate to Create Crisis Assessment and Response Team
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Department (BHD) to create an alternative to emergency detentions or arrests for individuals suffering from mental health issues. The partnership started with a series of conversations
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Cops salute murdered officer who was shot with his own gun - The Mississippi Link
On a day when 11 people were shot, two fatally, amid months of soaring gun violence in Chicago, a memorial honored a police officer who was shot 10 years ago in the back with his own gun and then, as he lay fallen, shot in the head at close range. Chicago Police holds a memorial []
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Tulsa police major under review after controversial comments on 'shooting African-Americans'
Tulsa Police Department Maj. Travis Yates made the controversial remarks during an appearance earlier this week on “The Pat Campbell Show,” a local
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US legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
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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From Fannie Lou Hamer To Breonna Taylor, Black Women Have Been Victims Of Police Violence For Decades
Breonna Taylor’s story is reminiscent of countless others, and reflects a long-standing pattern: For decades, Black women have been targets of police violence and
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Rep. Omar Is Calling For The End Of U. S. Political and Economic Systems
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called for dismantling economic and political systems that serve as a “system of oppression,” Tuesday.
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Prosecutor Says Deputies Were Justified In The Fatal Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr.
Brown was shot and killed in his car by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff's deputies as they arrived to carry out warrants last month. His family called his death an "execution."
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Black Lives Matter Demands LA’s First Black District Attorney To Resign
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House bill would end controversial qualified immunity for police officers
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Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research Launches National Police Reform Advisory Group
In the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death and the resulting national outcry for systemic policing reforms, Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research (CJR) has formed a National Police Reform Advisory
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Justice For Shaheen Mackey: Graphic Video Shows Prison Guards Taser Shackled Inmate In Medical Distress Before Death
Shaheen Mackey, who was an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, suffered from an epileptic seizure only to met with a brutal response that his family argues caused his death.
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AG: All Barbadians 'have a stake' in fight against gun crime - Barbados Today
Attorney General Dale Marshall is calling on all Barbadians to join the fight against gun crime in Barbados. Marshall made the call in a statement on the killing of Sgt. Newton Lewis. “We all have a stake in this, and we all must do more. Join us in this fight against gun crime. If you
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Two Hawks officials stationed at the Serious Corruption Offences unit arrested for fraud | News24
Two Hawks officials, recently promoted to sergeants at the Serious Corruption Offences units in Pretoria and Ivory Park, have been arrested after allegedly defrauding the police by submitting fictitious accommodation invoices.
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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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Elijah McClain: Video of Fatal Police Beating Sparks Calls For Investigation
At least two million people have signed a petition calling for law enforcement officials in Aurora, Colorado to reopen an investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old who died in August 2019 after police officers stopped him, according to USA
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City to pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s mom, reform police – Dallas Post Tribune
By DYLAN LOVAN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Months after the police killing of Breonna Taylor thrust her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, the city of Louisville agreed to pay the Black woman’s family $12 million and reform police practices as part of a settlement announced
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