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Baltimore’s Skyrocketing Homicide Rate Reaches a Milestone
On Saturday, Baltimore’s law-enforcement officials recorded the city’s 300th homicide, the Associated Press reports. “This challenging moment shall pass if we reject blame and embrace the hope, dreams, and promise of a great American city. Baltimore will win again, 2015 will not define us, and the nation will once again see our city for the…
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Black Athletes Who Protested Racism
It was a powerful image: black football players standing united against campus racism. The Missouri Tigers’ boycott of games and practices drew national attention. As the New York Times observed, after months of student and faculty protests, it was the team’s refusal to play that likely “dealt the fatal blow” that led to the resignation…
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2 Ex-Ga. Deputies Sentenced in Connection With Matthew Ajibade’s Death
Two former sheriff’s deputies received sentences on Friday for their involvement in the death of Matthew Ajibade, a mentally ill Georgia man, Reuters reports. Jason Kenny received a one-month jail sentence—to be served on weekends—plus three years of probation. The court gave Maxine Evans six years of probation. Greg Brown, a former jail nurse, received…
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Local NAACP Promises Not to Let Racist Incident at Berkeley High Be ‘Swept Under the Rug’
The Berkeley, Calif., NAACP chapter said that black students at Berkeley High School feel “deeply shaken” by the racist threat from a student there and will closely watch how the school board responds, according to the Contra Costa Times. “I hope the school board understands how serious this is. The black community sees this as…
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Black Athletes at Mizzou on Strike Over University President’s Mishandling of Campus Racism
Black students at the University of Missouri increased pressure on the school’s president, Tim Wolfe, to step down over his handling of campus racism. On Saturday night, a group of black athletes said they will stop playing football until Wolfe resigns, ESPN reports. “The athletes of color on the University of Missouri football team truly…
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Hillary Clinton Calls for Lowering Federal Restrictions on Marijuana
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed reclassifying marijuana to allow research into medical use of the drug, according to NewsOne. Clinton noted that several states have legalized marijuana, and she would like to see how it works there before taking that step at the federal level. “The problem with medical marijuana is that there’s a…
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Report: Hundreds of Cops Had Law-Enforcement Licenses Revoked for Sexual Offenses
The Associated Press has found that about 1,000 police officers have had their law-enforcement licenses revoked for sexual misconduct while in uniform. AP based its yearlong study on a state-by-state search of decertification records. It covered a six-year period, 2009-2014, during which 550 officers lost their license for rape, extorting citizens into performing sexual acts…
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Police Arrest Black Suspect in St. Louis-Area Church Fires
The police say they believe they’ve caught the person who torched churches in the St. Louis area. Authorities announced Friday the arrest of David Lopez Jackson, who has been charged with the arson of two churches, according to the Washington Post. “Hopefully, there are more charges coming,” said St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson, referring…
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Corey Jones Laid to Rest
Scores of people gathered Saturday at Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in West Palm Beach, Fla., to say their final farewells to Corey Jones. He was laid to rest, with his drumsticks inside his casket, during a nearly four-hour funeral, the Sun-Sentinel reports. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Police Officer Nouman Raja killed Jones in…
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Medical Examiner Releases Autopsy Report of Amonderez Green
St. Louis County Police said Saturday that the county medical examiner’s autopsy concluded that Amonderez Green died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound under the chin, the Associated Press reports. The bullet was fired from a .38-caliber revolver, which is the same type of gun that police said Green used during a shootout with them. According…
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