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Jailer in Sandra Bland Case Testified That He Falsified Jail Log, Lawyer Says
A former guard at the Waller County jail in Hempstead, Texas, reportedly testified that he falsified jail log entries that said he checked on Sandra Bland—who died in custody—in the hour before she was found dead. In fact, he did not check on her, the lawyer for Bland’s mother said, according to the Houston Chronicle.…
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Black Lives Matter Responds to Trump’s Acceptance Speech at RNC
Black Lives Matter is blasting Donald Trump’s acceptance speech as Republican presidential nominee, calling it the “most negative acceptance speech in recorded history” and calling Trump himself a “disgrace.” “The terrifying vision that Donald J. Trump is putting forward casts him alongside some of the worst fascists in history,” Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza said…
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Video Shows Texas Police Throwing Black Schoolteacher to the Ground Twice
Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating the violent arrest last year of a black elementary school teacher who was slammed to the ground twice during a traffic stop, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Also under investigation are comments apparently made by an officer who can be heard on video telling the teacher, Breaion King, that black people…
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Fla. Cop Who Shot Black Therapist Was Aiming for Autistic Patient, Official Says
A Florida police union chief says that the officer who shot and wounded a behavioral therapist trying to retrieve an autistic patient who had wandered into the street shot the wrong person. According to Time magazine, the officer was aiming at the patient, who the officer thought was a threat, but missed and shot Charles…
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Suspect in Shooting Death of Kansas City, Kan., Police Capt. Robert Melton Charged With Capital Murder
A 20-year-old suspect in the shooting death of Kansas City, Kan., Police Capt. Robert Melton has been charged with capital murder and is facing a possible death sentence if convicted in the case, the Kansas City Star reports. Jamaal R. Lewis, who has no known criminal record, is also charged with aggravated assault on a…
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Ga. Family Demands Answers About Teen Shot Dead at House Party
It has been almost a week since a Gwinnett County, Ga., teen was shot dead at a house party, and his family remains frustrated at the lack of progress in the case, WSB-TV reports. “I find that hard to believe that within a week, there has been nothing uncovered,” Saviour Branch, the father of the…
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Protester Says, 'I Eat Pigs, I Don’t Eat With Them' to Oakland, Calif., Cops' Barbecue Invitation
Earlier this week, we heard about a Wichita, Kan., Black Lives Matter protest that turned into a community barbecue with a Q&A segment with local police. Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay challenged other departments and communities to come together and follow suit after what turned out to be an apparently productive gathering. However, not all…
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Lincoln University Facing Shuttering of History Department Because of Financial Woes
Lincoln University, an HBCU in Missouri, is known for its rich history, founded by veterans from the 62nd and 65th U.S. Colored Infantries who were determined to build a school for African Americans. However, now, Inside Higher Ed reports, the school’s board of curators has voted 4-2 in a special meeting to deactivate the university’s…
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Atlanta Store Clerk Charged After Pointing Gun at 11-Year-Old Boy
An Atlanta store clerk is facing charges of aggravated assault after locking an 11-year-old boy inside the store and holding the child at gunpoint, WSB-TV reports. The convenience store clerk, identified as Abhishek Dubey, accused 11-year-old Dylan Curate of stealing when he detained the child and pointed a gun at him in the early-morning hours…
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Fla. Police Shoot Black Caretaker of Autistic Man Playing With Toy Truck
A North Miami, Fla., caretaker was shot and wounded by police Monday as he tried to retrieve a 23-year-old autistic man who had wandered from a mental-health center into the street, the Miami Herald reports. Cellphone video released Wednesday shows the caretaker, Charles Kinsey, lying on the ground, with his hands in the air, trying…
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