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LA County Cuts a Check in Beating That Left Black Man Unrecognizable
Christopher Bailey was beaten senseless by a group of LA sheriff’s deputies. Now they owe him almost $5 million.
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George Gascón Won L.A.’s District Attorney Race—and So Did Reform Activists
This Election Day, activists for justice reform and racial equity saw their vision for L.A.’s justice system come to life with George Gascón’s win in the Los Angeles County district attorney race. For eight years, racial justice advocates fought tooth and nail for reform, innovation and transparency at the district attorney’s office while the incumbent…
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Husband of Los Angeles County District Attorney Faces Gun Charges for Pointing Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters
In March, a group of Black Lives Matter activists knocked on the door of L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s home to invite her to a community meeting. Her husband, David Lacey, is now facing gun charges for pulling a pistol out on the activists. NBC News reports that David Lacey has been charged with…
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Super Tuesday Is Really Just a Regular Tuesday in Leggings and Heels. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
It’s Super Tuesday, so you know what that means? It means that it’s a regular Tuesday that has a babysitter and is getting dressed up to go to the club with her girlfriends. It’s Tuesday in leggings and heels. It’s thotting and bopping Tuesday. It’s Tuesday saying “Ayeeee” while her homegirls dance in a roped…
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‘I Will Shoot You. Get Off My Porch’: Video Shows Man Pulling Gun on Black Lives Matter Activists at Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Home
Black Lives Matter activists claim they went to Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s Granada Hills, Calif., home to invite her to attend a community meeting, but instead they were met by a man with a gun who informed the activists that he didn’t care who they were, he was going to shoot them…
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Wealthy Democratic Donor Ed Buck Finally Arrested After Third Man ODs in His Home
If you were participating in the betting pool on what it takes for a rich white man to face justice in America, I’m sorry if you put your money on a single dead body or even two dead black men. As it turns out, three black men must overdose at a wealthy white man’s home…
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Second Black Man Found Dead in Wealthy White Man’s Apartment Died of Meth Overdose: Police
California authorities have revealed that a man found dead in a West Hollywood apartment died of an “accidental” overdose of methamphetamines, marking the second time in as many years that a black man was found dead in the home of the same wealthy, white, Democratic political donor known for sharing powerful narcotics with the black,…
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L.A. County District Attorney Target of Recall Effort After Not Filing Charges in Ezell Ford Killing
Civil rights activists announced Monday that they will begin a recall effort against Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey after she failed to bring charges against the two police officers responsible for the shooting death of Ezell Ford. The Los Angeles Times reports that author and activist Earl Ofari Hutchinson said at a Los…
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L.A.’s 1st Black District Attorney Under Pressure to Prosecute Police Shootings
People in Los Angeles are calling for the county’s first black district attorney to take a tougher stance and prosecute police for the shootings of unarmed black men. Jackie Lacey is under pressure to make a decision in two cases of high-profile police shootings that resulted in the deaths of unarmed black men, the Los…