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  • Atlanta Officers who Dragged Students From a Car During a Protest Escape Prosecution

    Atlanta Officers who Dragged Students From a Car During a Protest Escape Prosecution

    A prosecutor said there was no probable cause to charge the officers with a crime.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 24, 2022
  • University to Reinstate Professor who Tweeted “Black Privilege is Real”

    Dr. Charles Negy stood by what he said and argued the school used it as ammunition to fire him.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 20, 2022
  • Ben Crump Plans to Sue Anyone Accountable in Buffalo Shooting

    Ben Crump Plans to Sue Anyone Accountable in Buffalo Shooting

    Crump said he plans to sue the gun manufacturer of the firearm used in the shooting.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 20, 2022
  • Court Renews NYC Ban on Police Restraints

    Police officers would no longer be able to place pressure on a person’s torso during arrest.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 19, 2022
  • 911 Dispatcher who Hung Up on Buffalo Shooting Call Is in Big Trouble

    911 Dispatcher who Hung Up on Buffalo Shooting Call Is in Big Trouble

    An Erie County spokesperson said the dispatcher’s termination is being sought.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 19, 2022
  • NY Governor Seeks Gun Control Bills Following Buffalo Shooting

    NY Governor Seeks Gun Control Bills Following Buffalo Shooting

    Gov. Kathy Hochul looks to restrict gun access for people who pose a threat to themselves or others.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 19, 2022
  • Black Georgia High School Students Sue District for Racial Discrimination

    The students and parents at Coosa High School filed a federal lawsuit alleging the teens first amendment and equal protections rights were violated.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 18, 2022
  • Video: A 9-year-old White Boy Cracks a Whip at Black Family’s Front Door

    This is what we mean when we say racism is taught.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 16, 2022
  • Buffalo Shooting Suspect Targeted Black Neighborhoods and was Previously Investigated for Violent Threat

    Buffalo Shooting Suspect Targeted Black Neighborhoods and was Previously Investigated for Violent Threat

    Payton Gendron, 18, had previously been hospitalized in a mental facility after threatening to carry out a mass shooting last year.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 16, 2022
  • Former Black Panther Sundiata Acoli to be released After 49 Years in Prison

    NJ Supreme Court judges concluded Acoli no longer poses a threat to public safety.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 13, 2022
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