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‘Many Are Concerned That Justice is Not Blind’: Gov. Andy Beshear Calls for Review of Breonna Taylor’s Case
There is a reason why activists push for more media attention for cases where unarmed black people are killed by police and vigilantes: public scrutiny gets things done. Two months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville police officers who were executing a search warrant at the wrong house, her tragic death is finally…
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‘If You Ran for Ahmaud, You Need to Stand for Bre’: Breonna Taylor’s Death Isn’t Getting Enough Attention
It’s been two months since 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, a Louisville, Ky., EMT, was fatally shot by police officers during what has been described as a “botched execution of a warrant.” Now, Taylor’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department and is being represented by the same attorney who has…
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Perennial Piece of Shit George Zimmerman Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against the Parents of Trayvon Martin, Attorney Ben Crump
Unsatisfied with getting away with murder, the bane of the universe, George Zimmerman, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against attorney Ben Crump and the family of Trayvon Martin. According to a press release provided to The Root, the lawsuit alleges that Rachel Jeantel, the prosecution’s key witness during the 2013 trial, was both “an…
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Alabama Attorney General Releases Video, Rules Police Shooting of Emantic Bradford Jr. Was Justified
A medical examiner determined that Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr. was shot three times by a police officer while running away. Bradford was licensed to carry a concealed weapon. A newly released video appears to confirm that Bradford was running away when he was shot and killed in the Riverchase Galleria Mall on Nov. 22, 2018.…
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The Last Thanksgiving: E.J. Bradford’s Mother on How Police Stole Her Son’s Life, His Dignity and Her Respect
Never. It means not ever. No more. The word is as immeasurably tiny as “forever” is long and wide, and “never” is also as unending. Forever is a mighty long time… But “never” is even longer. On Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, after a Hoover, Alabama, police officer shot Emantic Bradford Jr. in Hoover’s Riverchase Galleria…
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Locked Out: Black Mayor Boycotts City Council in Camilla, Ga., After They Refuse to Give Him Office Keys
Some parts of the country make you feel like Eyes on the Prize never went to commercial break. Some stories are so racist and over the top, you figure even Attorney General Jeff Sessions might give them a side eye. That looks to be the case in Camilla, Ga., a town so segregated, the cemetery…