black lives matter
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Virginia Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted in Shooting of Another Unarmed Black Man Whose Cell Phone Was Not a Gun
Too many cops have a shoot first, ask questions later mentality when dealing with Black people. This needs to stop.
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Andrew Brown Jr.’s Family Files $30M Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Police Shooting
Brown was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina earlier this year.
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn Tweets Picture of Swastika, Deletes It, Doesn’t Really Explain Why He Did It in the First Place
This is only the latest controversy for the Republican congressman.
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Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Breonna Taylor's Family Alleges Louisville Police Withheld Body Camera Footage From the Night of Her Death
Attorneys representing Taylor's family say at least one of the officers on scene during the raid of her apartment had to have a body camera activated.
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Video Showing What Led Up to Marvin Scott III's Death in a Texas Jail Released by Officials
Scott died in March after being pepper sprayed and put in a spit hood. A grand jury decided against indicting the officers involved.
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'Don't Black People Have Second Amendment Rights?': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! and Carol Anderson Take Aim at the Fatal Inequality of The Second
The bestselling author of 'White Rage' turns her historian's lens onto the anti-Blackness baked into the American right to keep and bear arms.
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Innocent Black Man Killed in Crash While Minneapolis Police Chased Suspect Identified as Uncle of Darnella Frazier
The teen who filmed the death of George Floyd is now grieving the death of a family member killed during a Minneapolis police chase.
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Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Denied Reinstatement After Ohio Supreme Court Denies Appeal
Former officer Timothy Loehmann was fired in 2017 due to inaccuracies on his job application.
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Family Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant Execution
Don Clark Sr. was fatally shot in his home by SWAT team officers in 2017. Attorneys dispute what police say happened the night of his death.