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NYC to Pay $5,750,000 Over Death of Mentally Ill Inmate
The city of New York has agreed to pay $5.75 million to the family of a mentally ill inmate who was found dead while in custody at the Rikers Island jail complex, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the settlement in the death of Bradley Ballard is reportedly the largest the city has…
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DC Releases Video Showing Moments After Police Shot and Killed Unarmed Black Man
The Washington, D.C., mayor’s office has released video from an officer’s body camera showing the moments immediately after the cop shot and killed an unarmed black motorcyclist, the Huffington Post reports. Officials released the video following protests demanding answers and transparency. The protest took place at the intersection in the District’s Mount Vernon Square where…
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Fliers Promoting White Supremacy Found at University of Mich.
On Monday morning, students at the University of Michigan found fliers promoting white supremacy and espousing racist views, sparking a campuswide response, USA Today College reports. One poster went on about “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men,” and claimed that black men were “more likely to abuse you” and “have STDs” and that “your kids…
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Video Shows Ga. Deputies Using Taser on Unresisting Black Man From Behind
Video showing a black man standing up against a wall in the Richmond County (Ga.) Jail with his hands behind his back before deputies used a Taser on him directly contradicts a police report stating that the man had become combative, WSB-TV reports. Carlos Seals, the man in question, acknowledges that he used profanity toward the…
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University of ND Investigating Yet Another Racist Photo Incident
Things are looking bad at the University of North Dakota. The school is investigating its second racially charged photo in just about as many days, Valley News Live reports. The photo in question, which was posted to social media, shows four white people wearing black facial masks with the caption “Black Lives Matter,” the site notes.…
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Racist Message Written on Dorm Whiteboard at SUNY College: ‘N–gers Deserve to Die’
The College at Brockport, State University of New York, has launched an investigation after someone wrote “N—gers deserve to die” on a whiteboard in a college dorm earlier this week, WHAM reports. According to the station, students who live in the dorm are mostly people of color, a student said. University police are looking into the…
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Terence Crutcher's Death Ruled a Homicide
The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of Terence Crutcher a homicide, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Crutcher died from a “penetrating gunshot wound of chest.” Crutcher was shot and killed by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby, who has since been charged with first-degree manslaughter. Spokesperson of the medical…
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Okla. Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Terence Crutcher's Death Released on Bond
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher was booked at the local county jail Friday morning before being released shortly afterward on a $50,000 bond, CNN reports. Officer Betty Shelby was charged with first-degree felony manslaughter and had a warrant issued for her arrest Thursday. The criminal complaint against her states…
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Police: Officers Gave Keith Lamont Scott 'Clear' Commands Before Fatal Shooting
Keith Lamont Scott was given “loud, clear verbal commands” to not leave his vehicle and to drop his weapon before he was fatally shot by police officers on Tuesday evening, police in Charlotte, N.C., say, ABC News reports. Police are insisting that the 43-year-old father was armed with a gun, although it is not clear…
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Deaf Teen Killed by Gunman After Friend Explained in Text: 'We Can't Hear You'
The family of a deaf teen killed by an unidentified gunman is demanding justice and hoping that the killer is found, the Los Angeles Times reports. Najai Welch says that her brother, DeSean Welch, 18, had gone with some of his friends to watch a football game at Rancho Verde High School Friday when a…
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