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Despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the government, hundreds of young Nigerians gathered in Lagos Tuesday afternoon…
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Last week, former Wolfe City, Texas, Police Officer Shaun Lucas was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of…
Oct 8
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Police body camera footage revealed new details about what happened between 31-year-old Jonathan Price and Wolfe…
Oct 7
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The 2009 shooting of Oscar Grant was a pivotal moment in the fight for police accountability: a graphic video…
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Over the weekend, a 31-year-old Black man, Jonathan Price, was fatally shot at a gas station by a Wolfe City, Texas,…
Oct 1
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A video released by Colorado’s Aurora Police Department on Tuesday shows a former officer ignoring a Black woman’s…
Oct 1
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Human Rights Watch, an organization that specializes in investigating and reporting civil rights abuses all over the…
Sep 29
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A former Atlanta area cop is forbidden from working in law enforcement again after pleading guilty to using…
Sep 28
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In June, The Root reported that 40-year-old Black man Javier Ambler died in police custody in Austin, Texas, in…
Sep 24
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The only person to face charges for his actions in the early hours of March 13, the day Breonna Taylor was killed,…
Sep 23
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Earlier this month, The Root reported that on August 31, 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee was fatally shot by Los Angeles…
Sep 22
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On Friday, the city of Walnut Creek, Calif., announced a $4 million settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the…
Sep 21
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Throughout the investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has refused to…
Sep 18
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The diversity and political potency of Black voters is no secret, especially during a presidential election many…
Sep 17
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A Salt Lake City cop who sicced his K-9 on a Black man complying with his orders has been charged with assault, one…
Sep 16
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A police officer in San Leandro, Calif., has been charged and taken into custody for the fatal shooting of a Black…
Sep 16
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A cache of documents from the Rochester, N.Y., police department, including emails, police reports and internal…
Sep 15
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Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician shot and killed by…
Sep 13
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After videos posted to social media on Saturday showed two officers from the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office in…
Sep 8
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Since 2015, nearly 250 women across America have been shot and killed by police. Despite comprising just 13 percent…