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  • Video: Stephen Perkins Had Little Time to Respond Before Cops Fired

    Stephen Perkins may have only had a millisecond to respond to the cops before being shot at over a dozen times.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 10, 2023
  • Remember The Smiling Cop Who Beat The Black Vet? Well… The DOJ Remembers Him Too

    The Department of Justice asked for the Colorado Springs Police Department to be placed under criminal investigation.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 10, 2023
  • Walmart Customer and State Trooper Make a Scene in the Checkout Line

    The woman accused the store of being racist after throwing bags of chips at the officer.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 8, 2023
  • 17 Black Horror Movie Characters That Defied the Odds of Dying First

    17 Black Horror Movie Characters That Defied the Odds of Dying First

    Not every Black person is the first to get got in a horror film.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 6, 2023
  • How? Minnesota Jail Conditions Claimed the Limbs of Black Inmate, Complaint Alleges

    A Black man lost his hands due to alleged neglect from jail staff. Now, the county must pay millions.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 5, 2023
  • Big Developments in the Morgan State University Shooting

    Authorities learned up to three suspects were armed in the shooting.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 5, 2023
  • This Army Lt. Ain’t Backing Down on The $1 Milli He Sued For

    Lt. Caron Nazario asked the federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s previous rulings and grant him a new trial.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 4, 2023
  • Jacksonville Sheriff Releases New Details Behind Brutal Beating

    The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released the body camera footage from the violent arrest of Le’Keian Woods.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 3, 2023
  • Who Was John Tucker? Indiana Coalition Acknowledges His Lynching in Latest Effort to Preserve Black History

    The racist, fatal beating of John Tucker back in 1845 is now part of the city’s cultural trail.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 3, 2023
  • Brutal Video Shows Aftermath of Forceful Arrest. Family Members Want to Know What Happened First.

    Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office launched in internal review after officers were seen beating a Black man bloody.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 2, 2023
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