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Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Officer Who Killed #WalterScott
The jury in the trial of Michael Slager, the police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott, says it’s deadlocked after three days of deliberation, according to Reuters. In 2015, Slager pulled Scott over in North Charleston, S.C., and the encounter ended with Slager shooting Scott as a bystander recorded the incident. Scott died from five bullet…
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Veteran Denied Chili’s Discount Moves Out of Home Because of Threats
Ernest Walker has moved his family out of their Ovilla, Texas, home because of racially charged threats he’s reportedly received, according to WFAA-TV. This is reportedly not the first time the U.S. Army veteran was disrespected. He received an apology from Chili’s restaurant after getting denied a free meal on Veteran’s Day. According to WFAA,…
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Another Black Chicago Teen Shot and Killed by Police; No Gun Recovered
Yet another Chicago police officer has shot and killed a 19-year-old black teen he says twice pointed a gun at him, but so far, no weapon has been found. Nineteen-year-old Kajuan Raye was described as his family as a “fun-loving and happy kid who had a bright future.” On Wednesday, police say, a sergeant was…
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Baton Rouge, La., Settles Lawsuit With BLM Protesters for $100,000
Black Lives Matter protesters who were arrested in July while demonstrating after the shooting death of Alton Sterling will receive a monetary settlement from the city of Baton Rouge, La. As part of the settlement the Baton Rouge Metro Council approved on Tuesday, four agencies will pay activist DeRay Mckesson and his fellow plaintiffs $100,000.…
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Cincinnati Prosecutor to Retry Former Officer in Sam Dubose Shooting Death
Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters announced Tuesday that he will retry former Police Officer Ray Tensing in the fatal shooting of Sam Dubose, a black man, during a traffic stop last year, CBS News reports. “It is our belief that the public attention that has been focused on the Tensing case could have, in fact, seeped…
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2 Cops Kill 21-Year-Old Man in Brooklyn, NY
Another young person of color is dead after being shot by two New York City police officers Saturday. The New York Daily News reports that two police officers shot 21-year-old Erickson Gomez Brito after he allegedly attacked them with one of their own collapsible batons in a Brooklyn, N.Y., housing project. The News reports that Officers Jennifer…
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Symone Sanders: 'Black Women Have Been Holding Up the Mantle for America Since We Can Remember'
Symone Sanders is a force to be reckoned with, which is why she was named to The Root 100, our annual list of the most influential African Americans ages 25-45. The 26-year-old was formerly the national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and was No. 65 on our list. Like her ex-boss, Symone Sanders has…
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Minn. Officer Who Fatally Shot Philando Castile Charged With Manslaughter
The St. Anthony, Minn., police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile earlier this year during a traffic stop will be facing manslaughter charges, NPR reports. According to the report, Rasmey County Attorney John Choi has claimed that the use of force by Officer Jeronimo Yanez was not justified and that a review of dashcam…
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Black Lives Matter Issues Official Statement on Donald Trump’s Election
The national leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network said Tuesday that their mandate remains unchanged in the wake of “the election of a white supremacist to the highest office in American government.” In a statement released exclusively to Mic, BLM said that it will continue to organize and work to end all state-sanctioned…
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Official Autopsy Report Confirms Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot 3 Times by Charlotte, NC, Police
The official autopsy report for Keith Lamont Scott, the black man who was killed by Charlotte, N.C., police in September, confirms that he was shot three times, WCNC-TV reports. According to the report, Scott was shot in the posterior chest (or back), the abdomen and the left arm. The report, from the Mecklenburg County Medical…