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  • Police in NC Release Full, Graphic Video of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting

    Police in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., have released the full, graphic body-cam and dashcam footage of the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte last month, Reuters reports. According to the report, a lawyer for Scott’s family said that the videos do not support police claims that Scott was holding a gun at the time of his…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • LAPD Releases Surveillance Video in Carnell Snell Jr. Shooting

    The Los Angeles Police Department released surveillance video Tuesday that shows the moments before police shot and killed an 18-year-old teen in South Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon. The 45-second clip, which the LAPD posted to its YouTube channel, shows a suspect reported to be Carnell Snell Jr. in a shopping center. The young man…

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    Monique Judge

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  • 2 Students Reportedly Attacked at University of Southern Miss. for Refusing to Stand for National Anthem

    Students at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., gathered for a peaceful campus protest Monday afternoon to show support for two female students who said they were attacked and called racial slurs for refusing to stand for the national anthem, WDAM reports. The two students reported that the incident happened Saturday night at the USM-vs.-Rice University football game.…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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  • Protests Mount After Teen Carnell Snell Jr. Shot and Killed by LAPD

    An 18-year-old was shot fatally by the Los Angeles Police Department after a foot chase that relatives said ended tragically in front of his home. The dead teen has been identified as Carnell “C.J.” Snell Jr., a young man neighbors say was into skateboards and his family, according to the Los Angeles Times. LAPD officers…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Luke Cage: A Bulletproof Black Man in the Black Lives Matter Era

    To deal with my anger over the seemingly unending number of black men and women killed at the hands of those tasked with the duty to serve and protect, I often play N.W.A’s “F—k tha Police” to cope—except I don’t play it loud. I’m afraid the boys in blue (not the Crips; I’m cool with…

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    Lawrence Ware

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  • Milwaukee Police Chief Won't Release Video of Sylville Smith's Fatal Shooting

    Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn announced Thursday that he will not release the video of the fatal police shooting of Sylville Smith, giving a nod to the advice of the state’s attorney general and local district attorney, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the state Department of Justice has completed its investigation into the…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Trayvon Martin's Parents to Release Book in January 

    Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teenager who was gunned down by George Zimmerman almost five years ago, sparking national protests, will be releasing a book about their son’s life and legacy, the Hollywood Reporter reports. The book, titled Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, will be…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • NC Officer Fired Over Controversial Facebook Post

    A Chadbourn, N.C., police officer was fired Tuesday after stirring up controversy with a post made on Facebook, WNCN reports. The officer in question, Ricky Soles, told the news station that he was offered the opportunity to resign, but he refused. He was then terminated for violating the law-enforcement code of ethics and for actions…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • NYC to Pay $5,750,000 Over Death of Mentally Ill Inmate 

    The city of New York has agreed to pay $5.75 million to the family of a mentally ill inmate who was found dead while in custody at the Rikers Island jail complex, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the settlement in the death of Bradley Ballard is reportedly the largest the city has…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • DC Releases Video Showing Moments After Police Shot and Killed Unarmed Black Man

    The Washington, D.C., mayor’s office has released video from an officer’s body camera showing the moments immediately after the cop shot and killed an unarmed black motorcyclist, the Huffington Post reports. Officials released the video following protests demanding answers and transparency. The protest took place at the intersection in the District’s Mount Vernon Square where…

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    Breanna Edwards

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