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Judge Blocks Public Release of Footage Showing Alvin Motley Jr.’s Killing
Lawyers for Gregory Livingston, the security guard who is accused of killing Motley, said the release could taint the jury pool.
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Federal Lawsuit Claims Shooting of 18-Year-Old Black Man Attending Funeral Was Unjustified
Fred Cox, 18, was killed at a funeral by a North Carolina sheriff's deputy
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Family of Unarmed Black Man Reportedly Killed Over Loud Music in Memphis Wants Justice
The family of Alvin Motley, who was fatally shot Saturday by a white security guard, held a press conference demanding accountability.
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An Advocacy Group for Black Women Is Suing Johnson & Johnson Over Its Talcum Powder Products
The recently filed lawsuit claims that the company specifically marketed the products to Black women without warning them of potential links to cancer.
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Family of Tamir Rice Wants Biden Administration to Reopen Federal Investigation Into his Death
The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is campaigning for the Biden administration to reopen the federal investigation into the boy’s death. According to Buzzfeed News, the Rice family is working alongside community organizers to pressure the Department of Justice to reopen its investigation…
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Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family Asks District Attorney to Recuse Himself From Prosecuting Coworkers
Attorneys for the family of a North Carolina man who was killed by law enforcement officers have asked the district’s top law enforcement officer to recuse himself from investigating and charging his coworkers because…did you even read the sentence? Lawyers representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was slain by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff’s…
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3 Suspects in Ahmaud Arbery Case Charged With Hate Crimes
The Department of Justice has charged three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery with hate crimes. Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, were indicted Wednesday for targeting and threatening Arbery because of his race. In February 2020, Arbery was running down the street in Brunswick, Ga., when Travis…
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'Let's Be Clear; This Was an Execution': Family Incensed After Viewing 20-Second Snippet of N.C. Police Killing Andrew Brown Jr.
“An execution” was the first response of one of the few people allowed to see a snippet of the video that showed the police-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. After numerous delays, officials in Elizabeth City, N.C., finally allowed the family and representatives of Andrew Brown Jr.—who was killed by a Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputy…