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  • A Bloody History of Police Brutality in Baltimore

    Read the New York Times, Washington Post or Wall Street Journal and they tell you that violence broke out in Baltimore last Monday. You might have heard an NPR correspondent refer to an “eruption of violence” in the city. But the New Republic’s Rebecca Traister disagrees: “Violence broke out and erupted not when students threw…

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  • Loretta Lynch Unveils $20 Million Program to Expand Cop Body Cameras

    Just a week on the job, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Friday unveiled a $20 million pilot program to expand the use of police body cameras for “transparency” amid nationwide protests over law-enforcement treatment of suspects, according to NBC News. “Body-worn cameras hold tremendous promise for enhancing transparency, promoting accountability, and advancing public safety…

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  • Black St. Louis Moms Wonder if Their Lost Babies Are Still Alive

    Eighteen women who were told decades ago by officials of a St. Louis hospital that their newborns had died now wonder if the infants were stolen at birth, reports the Associated Press. The questions come after the dramatic reunion last month between Zella Jackson Price and her biological daughter Melanie Gilmore after nearly 50 years.…

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  • Floyd Mayweather Defeats Manny Pacquiao: Twitter Responds

    In what was dubbed “the fight of the century,” Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, claiming a $180 million payday, the Associated Press reports. Mayweather remained unbeaten in 48 fights in the welterweight title fight, reinforcing his legacy as the best of his generation and winning…

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  • A Coming-of-Age Scene From Black and White Perspectives

    This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. Two young men, one white, one black, have stopped in a grassy meadow, bordered by a split-rail fence, in search…

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  • With Attacks on Foreigners, South Africa Exposes Its Anti-Africa Bias

    South Africa is struggling with the diplomatic and economic fallout from a recent episode of xenophobic violence that saw seven foreigners killed, scores wounded and thousands of people displaced. Several African governments have sharply criticized South Africa’s tardy response and sent buses and planes to repatriate their citizens. Some threatened to retaliate against South African…

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  • B.B. King in Hospice Care at His Las Vegas Home

    After falling ill while on tour last fall, legendary blues musician B.B. King on Friday acknowledged that he was in hospice care at his home in Las Vegas, reports the Associated Press. King, 89, was treated Thursday at a hospital near his home in Las Vegas for complications of high blood pressure and diabetes, according…

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  • $1 Billion Lawsuit Claims Empire Story Was Stolen From an Ex-Gangster

    The makers of the Fox hit show Empire are being sued on allegations that they have been doing what empire builders have been known to do since the dawn of man: steal. Ron Newt, author of the book and script Bigger Than Big, has filed a $1 billion lawsuit in California against the Fox network’s…

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  • We’ve Been Here Before: Charges Don’t Guarantee Conviction  

    The relief in Baltimore was palpable after six police officers were charged Friday in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. But the struggle for justice in the case has just begun. There are already calls for the prosecutor to recuse herself, and defense attorneys will inevitably be throwing every conceivable obstacle in the path of…

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  • Update: Baltimore Mayor Lifts Curfew

    Updated May 3, 2015, 12 p.m. EDT: Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Sunday lifted a daily 10 p.m. curfew that was imposed five days ago after violence erupted during protests over the death of Freddie Gray, reports NBC News. She made the announcement via Twitter: https://twitter.com/MayorSRB/status/594873995524231168https://twitter.com/MayorSRB/status/594874958880313346 Updated May 3, 2015, 11:30 a.m. EDT: According to…

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