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North Carolina Congressman Says Charlotte Protesters 'Hate White People'
A North Carolina Congressman went on a BBC-TV news program Thursday and said that the protests in Charlotte, NC, stem from the fact that the protesters “hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not.” U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) represents a district that includes parts of Charlotte that have had violent protests in…
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Eyewitness to Carr Shooting in Charlotte, NC: ‘Riot Police Shot Him … They’re Fabricating All of This’
Jimmy James Tyson, 31, a community activist and first responder, was standing 10-15 feet from the riot-police line in front of the Omni Hotel in downtown Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday night—where hundreds of protesters had gathered in response to the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott, 43—when all of sudden, rubber bullets and tear gas canisters exploded into…
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#CharlotteProtest: NC Gov. Pat McCrory Declares State of Emergency, Calls in National Guard
As fiery protests in Charlotte, N.C., stretch into the third day, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has issued a state of emergency, activating the National Guard to “assist local law enforcement” in silencing protests that exploded in the wake of police fatally shooting Keith Lamont Scott, 43. As previously reported by The Root: By early Wednesday morning,…