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#WalterScott: Michael Slager's Trial for Scott’s Murder Begins in Charleston, SC
The trial for a white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed black motorist began in a Charleston courtroom Thursday. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with the April 2015 murder of Walter Scott, 50. Slager shot Scott in the back five times as Scott ran from a traffic stop…
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Why Did the CMA Awards Delete Tweets Mentioning Beyoncé's Performance?
Beyoncé, accompanied by the Dixie Chicks, performed live on the Country Music Association Awards ceremony Wednesday night, but you wouldn’t know that if you checked any of the social channels for the awards show. The Grammy Award-winning singer performed a heel-kicking version of “Daddy Lessons,” a track off her Lemonade album, backed by a large…
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#NoDAPL: Prayer Ceremony Met With Violent Law-Enforcement Response
Less than a week after militarized police raided a #NoDAPL resistance camp and arrested 141 water protectors, the Morton County, N.D., Sheriff’s Department and supporting law-enforcement agencies responded to protesters conducting a ceremony on a sacred site along Cantapeta Creek near Cannon Ball, N.D., on Wednesday morning. Independent news site Unicorn Riot reports that a…
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Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Speaks Out in Glamour Magazine
The woman who was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner has penned an essay for Glamour magazine detailing what her life has been like since the attack, trial, verdict and subsequent lenient sentencing of the former Stanford swimmer. “Emily Doe” was named a Woman of the Year by Glamour in its annual list honoring women the…
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#NoDAPL: Obama Says Army Corps Is Considering Rerouting Dakota Access Pipeline
As Native American groups continue to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Army Corps is considering ways to “reroute” the pipeline, according to an interview with NowThis, NPR reports. The $3.8 billion, nearly 1,200-mile pipeline is expected to cross under a section…
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#WalterScott: Jury for Killer Cop Has 11 Whites, 1 Black
The jury in the trial of the white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer accused of murdering a black unarmed motorist was seated in the case Wednesday, with 11 whites and 1 black serving. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with murder in the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott, 50, who was running from…
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Ala. Department of Corrections Inmate Kinetic Justice Is on Hunger Strike
Less than two months after becoming the public face of striking prisoners across the country, one Alabama inmate has launched a hunger strike. Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton told AL.com Thursday that Robert Earl Council, known in the prison movement as Kinetic Justice, is on a hunger strike. “Prison officials confirm the inmate has…
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Colin Kaepernick Creates 'Know Your Rights Camp' to Empower Youths
The San Francisco 49ers had a bye week this weekend, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick used his free time to host an event in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday for hundreds of black and Latino kids from California’s Bay Area titled, #KnowYourRightsOakland. According to its website, Know Your Rights Camp is “a free campaign for youth to raise…
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#WalterScott: Killer Cop Makes Attempt to Get Case Dismissed
Jury selection is underway in the trial of the former North Charleston, S.C., police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed black motorist, and the defense team has found another angle with which to push for a dismissal. Michael Slager, 34, is charged by the state with murder in the death of 50-year-old Walter Scott,…
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#NoDAPL: Facebook Users Check in at Standing Rock in a Rousing Show of Solidarity
A post that went viral on Facebook beginning Sunday evening urged users to check in at Standing Rock Reservation in Cannonball, N.D. The post said that users would be helping to thwart law-enforcement officers who were using social media to track protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The post instructed users to make a public…
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