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Watch: ‘I Ain’t Resisting, Bro!’ Police Body-Cam Video Captures Controversial Loud-Music Arrest
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article quoted Tony Hollis and identified him as president of the Mississippi County chapter of the NAACP. Since the story was first reported, WREG has posted an update indicating that “Tony Hollis told WREG he was the president of the Mississippi County Chapter of the NAACP. The chapter…
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Police in Idaho Accused of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Boy Who Was Reported Missing
A mom is accusing police in her town of Idaho Falls, Idaho, of assaulting her 12-year-old son after she called them to inform them that the child—who had been reported missing—had been found, KIDK reports. Amy Olzak’s attorney sent a tort claim to the Idaho Falls Police Department last week, claiming that an officer used…
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9 Rikers Island Guards to Go on Trial for Brutal Beating of Inmate
Nine correctional officers at Rikers Island were set to go on trial Wednesday for the horrific beating of an inmate and the cover-up that followed at the controversy-plagued jail complex in New York City, Reuters reports. Prosecutors have accused 10 guards in the July 2012 attack that left Jahmal Lightfoot with two fractured eye sockets…
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Investigatory Task Force Finds Mich. Government ‘Fundamentally Accountable’ for Flint’s Water-Contamination Crisis
An investigatory task force has found the state of Michigan “fundamentally accountable” for Flint’s water-contamination crisis, pointing to the decisions made by the state’s environmental regulators and state-appointed emergency managers who controlled the city, the Associated Press reports. The Flint Water Advisory Task Force, which was appointed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to look into…
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Chicago Mom Outraged After Daughter, 6, Placed in Handcuffs for Taking Candy
A Chicago mom is furious after her daughter, an elementary school student, was reportedly handcuffed while at school. Marlena Wordlaw’s 6-year-old daughter, Madisyn Moore, was reportedly pulled out of class at Fernwood Elementary School for taking candy off a teacher’s desk. That was when her daughter was handcuffed and put under some stairs at the…
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‘As Healthy and Beautiful as Ever’: Jahi McMath’s Family Posts New Photo of Teen Declared Brain-Dead 2 Years Ago
Jahi McMath, an Oakland, Calif., teen who was declared brain-dead in December 2013, is as “healthy and beautiful as ever,” according to a post by her mother, Nailah Winkfield, in a Facebook group updated with a new photo of Jahi. Her parents shared the photo of the now 15-year-old on Friday, the first update in…
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Minneapolis NAACP Calling for Action After Lynching Photo Found in Joe’s Crab Shack Table
The Minneapolis NAACP is calling for action after a lynching photo was found in a Joe’s Crab Shack table with a tasteless caption, WCCO reports. According to the organization’s leaders, two black diners, Tyrone Williams and Chauntyll Allen, sat down for a meal at the Roseville, Minn., diner when they noticed the disturbing image inside…
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Baltimore Officer William Porter Must Testify Against Colleagues in Freddie Gray Case, Court Rules
William Porter, one of the Baltimore police officers charged in the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray, will have to testify against his fellow officers involved in the case, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, USA Today reports. Gray’s death triggered tensions in the city that ultimately erupted into rioting in Baltimore and protests across…
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Melissa Harris-Perry Refuses to Go on Her MSNBC Show Following Pre-Emptions
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry has confirmed that she will not be appearing on the self-titled show she hosts this Saturday after several weeks of pre-emptions and what she says is a loss of editorial control, the New York Times reports. The Times reports that it obtained an email that was sent out this week to…
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