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New Black Panther Party Protest in Baton Rouge, La., on Anniversary of Alton Sterling Shooting Leads to Confrontation With Police
A New Black Panther Party demonstration in Baton Rouge, La., on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the police shooting that left Alton Sterling dead turned into a confrontation with police and ended with seven people arrested after demonstrators attempted to march through a barricade line at police headquarters. Police spokesman Sgt. L’Jean McKneely…
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Federal Court Rules Undocumented Minors Cannot Be ‘Contained’ Without a Hearing
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Wednesday that undocumented minors who enter the country without permission must be given a hearing to determine whether they can be released. The judges ruled that immigration authorities are bound by a 1997 settlement in the case Flores v. Janet Reno, which said…
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Barack Obama Boulevard: Los Angeles City Council Votes Unanimously to Rename Street After Former President
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to rename a street that runs through southwest Los Angeles after former President Barack Obama. As luck would have it, the street runs parallel to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, another hood classic. Rodeo Road is a 3.5-mile stretch of road that runs from the eastern…
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#Flint: State Files Lawsuit Against City After Council Refused to Approve Long-Term Water Contract With Detroit
The Flint, Mich., City Council refused to approve a 30-year contract with Great Lakes Water Authority out of Detroit on Monday, despite a mandatory deadline imposed by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. On Wednesday the state responded by filing a lawsuit against Flint, alleging that the city is endangering public health as the ongoing saga…
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Ohio Town Considers Imposing a 3-Strike Policy on Heroin Overdoses
If you are a heroin addict in Middletown, Ohio, the city is considering a controversial proposal that could have an impact on whether or not you get help the next time you overdose on your drug of choice—and if it has its way, three strikes means you’re dead. WLWT reports that Middletown is considering whether…
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Charges Dropped Against Only Officer to Face Criminal Charges Related to Sandra Bland’s Death
Former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, who arrested motorist Sandra Bland two years ago, was the only officer to face criminal charges in connection with her mysterious death in a Texas jail, but as of Wednesday, the criminal charges against him have been dropped. Encinia pulled Bland over in Prairie View, Texas, on July 10,…
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Black Girls Are Viewed as Less Innocent and More Adultlike Than White Girls: Study
A study released Tuesday reveals what many of us already know: Black girls in the age range of 5-14 are viewed as less innocent than their white counterparts, revealing that race is often a factor in how a child’s actions are perceived. “Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood” (pdf) was released by the…
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Report: Sacramento, Calif., Police Department Moves to Fire Officer Involved in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Man
On July 11, 2016, two police officers fired 18 shots at a mentally ill black man, who was armed with a knife with a 3.5-inch blade and “acting erratically,” within one minute of encountering him in a residential Sacramento, Calif., neighborhood. One of the officers involved in the shooting, Randy Lozoya, retired April 1, and…
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#Flint: City Council Approves Short-Term Water Contract After Heated Arguments at Meeting
Monday, June 26, was the deadline set by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Flint, Mich., City Council to either approve a 30-year contract with the Great Lakes Water Authority, provide an alternative long-term water solution or face legal action, and after a night of screaming matches between the public, council members and…
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Emmett Till Historical Marker in Miss. Destroyed by Vandals
A historical marker created in Mississippi to memorialize and educate the public about the 1955 kidnapping and lynching death of 14-year-old Emmett Till was destroyed by vandals who obliterated all visible information about the death that helped galvanize the civil rights movement. Mamie Till Mobley had an open-casket funeral for her son to show how…
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