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St. Louis Prosecutor: Key Witnesses Flip-Flopped
During St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch’s press conference Monday night, during which he explained why a Missouri grand jury decided not to indict police Officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting Michael Brown, McCulloch made shocking revelations about the testimony of some of the key witnesses. “The most credible eyewitnesses to the shooting…
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The Ins and Outs of the Civil Lawsuit That Could ‘Indict’ Darren Wilson and Ferguson Police
Monday the public learned that a Missouri grand jury found that it did not have sufficient evidence to indict Michael Brown’s shooter, police Officer Darren Wilson. People are angry and disappointed, but the legal system may not be through with Wilson—or the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department that employs him (although reportedly not for long). There…
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Sorry, Sen. Rand Paul, You’re No Civil Rights Hero
If you’ve noticed all the construction happening on the National Mall lately, like me, you probably assumed it was for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. But apparently, a more fitting tribute to the civil rights movement’s long history of struggle for African Americans would be the erection of a monument…
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Bill Cosby: We’ve Reached a Tipping Point—So What’s Next?
After years of troubling allegations of serial rape, the recent takedown of Bill Cosby as a public figure may mark a radical shift in how we address our rape culture. And though the spiraling effect of these claims has produced an unprecedented backlash against him, a chasm remains between this promising moment of activism—powered especially…
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The Root Asks: What Are You Thankful For?
Editor’s note: We asked several honorees of this year’s The Root 100 to share the things they are most thankful for this holiday season. Here’s what they had to say. Feminista Jones, Writer, Blogger, Activist I am thankful for the opportunities I have had to make connections with other people who want to make the…
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2 Innocent Men Exonerated After 40 Years in Prison
Sentenced to death based on the testimony of a single juvenile witness, two Cleveland men have maintained their innocence for 40 years. Now someone has finally listened. The two Ohio men, Ricky Jackson and Wiley Bridgeman, walked out of prison as free men last week after the state’s witness in the case admitted that he…
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Cleveland Cop Shoots and Kills 12-Year-Old Boy Holding Toy Gun
Updated Sunday, Nov. 23, 12:26 p.m. EST: A 12-year-old boy holding a toy gun when he was shot by police outside a Cleveland recreation center died early Sunday morning, a police-union official confirmed for Cleveland.com. The youth, whose name has not been officially released, was shot in the stomach at Cudell Recreation Center, at Detroit…
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Immigration Reform Is a Black Thing, Too
The administrative relief measures that President Barack Obama announced Thursday will benefit an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. This long-awaited measure came several months after the president promised to take executive action in the absence of any cooperation by an obstructionist Congress to pass legislation. What some, including The Root’s…
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