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Citing Grainy Video Footage, Justice Department Says It Won't Charge Officers in Tamir Rice’s Killing
The year is ending on a less than hopeful note in terms of justice for Black lives taken by police. The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it has closed the investigation into the November 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by police officers in Cleveland, Ohio, and will not make any federal charges against…
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Joe Louis Clark, Beloved High School Principal Portrayed by Morgan Freeman in Lean On Me, Dead at 82
Joe Louis Clark, the no-nonsense disciplinary high school principal who inspired the classic 1989 film Lean On Me, has died at the age of 89. According to an official press release, Clark succumbed after a long battle with an undisclosed illness on Tuesday at his Gainesville, Fla., home, surrounded by family. Clark was born in…
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We Need to Talk About the 'Twisted Tea' Incident and Why This Story Matters
Let me first just say that we at The Root do not promote violence. We believe that you should use your words and that “an eye for an eye leaves everyone’s sticks and stones unturned.” (I don’t think that’s how it goes, but whichever adage means “don’t punch people” is what I’m saying.) We believe…
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A County Attorney in Washington Resigned Due to ‘Racially Motivated Attacks’
The more I hear about the Pacific Northwest, the more I’m good on ever checking it out. Everything I’ve been told by people who live in the region just makes it sound like white liberal hell. The fact that an elected prosecuting attorney in Washington state resigned from his job due to “racially motivated attacks”…
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‘That Was Easy! I Barely Felt It’: Kamala Harris Receives 1st Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
It’s been just over two weeks since the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the U.S. Since then, public officials have been getting their doses and publicizing the events in order to build America’s confidence in the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris did her part when she…
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Ohio Cop Who Shot Black Man Holding Cellphone Is Fired. His Complaint Record Shows It Was Long Overdue
Last week The Root reported that an unarmed 47-year-old Black man was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, while he was standing in a garage and holding a cellphone. The man has now been identified by authorities as Andre Maurice Hill. The officer who shot Hill, 19-year-veteran Adam Coy, has been fired…
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Anjanette Young Cancels Meeting With Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Citing Procedural Disagreements
Yesterday, The Root reported that Anjanette Young agreed to a meeting with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as well as a public forum to discuss the city’s handling of her case. In an effort to provide transparency and accountability, Young, her lawyer, the mayor, the police superintendent, select Chicago aldermen, and members of the media were all…
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Police and Federal Officers Investigating Fire at Black Church in Massachusetts
Local police along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are investigating a fire at a Black church in Springfield, Massachusetts. According to NBC News, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church caught fire during the early hours of Monday morning. Firefighters responded to a call around 5 a.m.,…
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Michelle Obama Purchases Artwork for Barack From Talented Buffalo Artist and Exoneree Valentino Dixon
Valentino Dixon has a lot to be grateful for these days. Not only did he finally get his freedom back in 2018 after wrongfully serving 27 years for a crime he didn’t commit, but thanks to a recent HBO special recounting his life’s story, the gifted golf artist now has some new fans—the Obamas. Per…