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South Africa: ANC's Jessie Duarte Puts Out Red Alert Against Calls for 'Second Wave' of Unrest
[Daily Maverick] The ANC has warned that it would not allow people to 'instigate violence' as it studies another SMS doing the rounds just as some of former president Jacob Zuma's supporters started their planning for his in-person court appearance in Kwa-Zulu-Natal next week.
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Witness in Winston Smith police shooting said she never saw a gun in the car
A woman who was in the car with Winston Smith when he was shot by law enforcement says she never saw a gun in the car. Source
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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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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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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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NGO wants harsher penalties for police who fail to attend court - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
ATTORNEY Lee Merry, director of High Tide Project, a non-profit Caribbean police-reform organisation incorporated in TT, is calling for harsher penalties for police officers who fail to attend court, which leads to cases being thrown out. Merry and Kashka Hemans, both attorneys, are founders o
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Measure Forward | The Savannah Tribune
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and build trust between law enforcement and minority
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ANC vs Ace: Luthuli House reacts to court victory against Magashule
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has since announced he intends appealing the decision by the High Court
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An Off-Duty LAPD Officer Claimed Starbucks Put A Tampon In His Drink
The Los Angeles Country Sheriff’s Department is investigating reports where an off-duty cop claims to have found a tampon inside of his beverage at Starbucks.
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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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ESOP condemns Chief Mary Barton, calling officer’s reassignment a retaliation
Officer Shanette Hall is the first of three Black female police officers to introduce herself on a recent Vice video in which black female cops talk about the culture of
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Redesign of Public Safety Series: State legislators speak on police reform - DefenderNetwork.com
As part of the Defender’s “Redesigning Public Safety” series, we spoke with the state senators who are at the heart of Texas’ police reform efforts. Here, Texas legislators Borris Miles, Royce West and John Whitmire share their perspectives on those reform and the legislation they will be working
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What do blacks say about the police? - African American News Today - EIN News
nearly three-quarters of surveyed African-Americans report themselves satisfied with or “dismantle” police departments, but black Americans haven’t received concrete, alternative to curb violence. Most African-Americans clearly desire police reform over
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Darnella Frazier, Teen Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder, Says Minneapolis Police ‘Killed’ Her Uncle
Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd, has revealed that Minneapolis police killed her uncle, who was an innocent driver during a high-speed chase conducted under questionable circumstances.
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Black Lives Matter Demands LA’s First Black District Attorney To Resign
Thousands who are protesting in the streets of Los Angeles demanding justice for George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police are calling for their own district attorney to resign over the staggering amount of people killed by police
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Black Children In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police Violence, Study Shows - Blavity
According to a new study, Black children in the state of California are more likely to be hospitalized due to police-related injuries.  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley , analyzed injuries of children and teenagers sustained by law enforcement from 2005 to 2017. Using data from
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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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ANC supports inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office | News24
The ANC caucus in Parliament says it supports the process to set up an inquiry to look into whether Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is fit to hold office.
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Police Chief Says Cop Mistakenly Shot Daunte Wright, Recycles Same Excuse Used In Death Of Oscar Grant
While addressing reporters on Monday, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said that Wright's death occurred after an officer made an “accidental discharge” from her gun, instead of using her taser.
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Uganda: Police on the Spot as Lira Bars Operate Despite Ban Over Covid-19
[Monitor] Police in Lira District have come under the spotlight for selective enforcement of Covid-19 guidelines by allowing some night clubs to operate and blocking others.
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Alexandria’s first African American police chief talks police reform, race relations
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Russell Simmons Leads Hip-Hop Elite in Praising New Police Reform Legislation – Voice and Viewpoint
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Al Sharpton eulogizes white Arkansas teen shot by deputy
The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd’s family on Tuesday mourned a white Arkansas teenager fatally shot by... View Article The post Al Sharpton eulogizes white Arkansas teen shot by deputy appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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‘You’ve Been Warned’: Black Florida Sheriff Threatens To Deputize Gun Owners Against Protesters
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CBC Introduces Legislation to Make Police More Accountable
The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its Black citizens, in the wake of the brutal death of George
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Ava DuVernay Announces LEAP Initiative Created to Spotlight Police Brutality Through the Arts
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