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Store Owner Accuses Police of Ilegally Confiscating Security System After Alton Sterling's Death
The owner of the Baton Rouge, La., convenience store in front of which Alton Sterling was fatally gunned down by police is suing the city and the police department, WAFB reports. Abdullah Muflahi is accusing authorities of illegally taking him into custody and confiscating the entire security system of his store without a warrant. The…
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Off-Duty Cops Walk Off Job as Security for Minn. Lynx Game After Players Warm Up in Black Lives Matter Shirts
Players from the WNBA team the Minnesota Lynx are taking a stand against police brutality, choosing, as many others have done, to warm up in shirts making a political statement. The shirts, according to the Washington Post, read, “Change Starts With Us—Justice and Accountability” on the front. On the backs of the shirts were the names…
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Lessons From La. State: Let Students Lead the Way in Protests Over Police Killings
Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, July 7: The perspiring temperatures outdoors were outdone by the racial climate created by years of police killings. Indoors, the climate was slightly less heated as hundreds of college students and community members crammed into the African American Cultural Center and the adjacent Women’s Center on the campus of the Louisiana…
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Man Who Shared Video of Alton Sterling's Shooting Death Arrested
A day after Chris LeDay started circulating one of the graphic videos of police officers gunning down Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., he was arrested, Complex reports. Coincidence? Could be, but LeDay believes that his arrest was an act of retaliation by police, Complex notes. As the site note, LeDay did not film the…
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Rudy Giuliani Tells Black Parents to 'Teach Children to Be Respectful to the Police'
In an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told black parents that they should teach their children to be respectful to police and worry more about violence in the black community. “There’s too much violence in the black community,” Giuliani said. “If you want to deal with this on…
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Mother of Alton Sterling's Son Slams 'Reprehensible Acts of Violence' in Dallas
The mother of Alton Sterling’s eldest son, Cameron, blasted the shooting of police officers in Dallas during protests against the officer-involved shootings of Sterling and Philando Castile, calling it “reprehensible,” The Advocate reports. “We wholeheartedly reject the reprehensible acts of violence that were perpetrated against members of the Dallas Police Department,” Quinyetta McMillon said in…
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La. Police Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting of Alton Sterling Identified
The two Baton Rouge, La., police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling have been identified as Howie Lake II and Blane Salamoni, The Advertiser reports. According to The Advertiser, Lake is a three-year veteran on the force, while Salamoni has served four years with the department. Lake was one of six officers put…
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#AltonSterling: Black People and Our Collective Hustle to Survive
The police killed another black man on Tuesday. His name was Alton Sterling, and he lived in Baton Rouge, La. For most black folks, trying to make it from paycheck to paycheck is a hard reality. The perils of poverty, anti-black racism, intergenerational traumas and compounding structural inequalities make the day-to-day hustles—whatever they might be—necessary.…
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Son of Alton Sterling Breaks Down During News Conference About His Father’s Death
This is how police brutality affects families. Cameron Sterling, the eldest son of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by police officers in Baton Rouge, La., on Tuesday, broke down in tears during a news conference at which his mother, Quinyetta McMillon, demanded justice for his dad, according to ABC News. “As a mother,…