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Judge Decides That Prosecutors Cannot Call the People Kyle Rittenhouse Is Accused of Shooting ‘Victims’
Judge Bruce Schroeder also decided that Rittenhouse’s defense attorneys can call the victims 'rioters,' 'arsonists' or 'looters.'
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Jaylen Brown on the Importance of Black Head Coaches: ‘They Deserve to Have a Seat at the Table, Too’
When Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens stepped down in June, the NBA All-Star insisted that Boston hire a Black candidate in his place.
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Jacob Blake Hopes to Walk Soon but Is Still Traumatized by 2020 Shooting
Jacob Blake speaks out a year after being shot by a Kenosha, Wis. police officer during a domestic dispute.
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Family of Man Killed at a Kenosha Protest Last Summer Files Lawsuit Against Local Law Enforcement
The Huber family accused officers of inviting Kyle Rittenhouse and an armed militia to patrol a protest, resulting in the death and injury of demonstrators.
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Kenosha Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Seven Times in the Back Returns to Active Duty
Today in news that is disappointing but not surprising, the cop who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back has returned to active duty. According to CNN, Police Chief Daniel Miskinis issued a statement on Tuesday announcing Rusten Sheskey’s return to the Kenosha Police Department. “Although this incident has been reviewed at multiple levels,…
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'How Many Black Kids Have to Be Killed for No Freaking Reason?': Sports World Reacts to Daunte Wright Shooting
In the immediate aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake last August, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court for their Game 5 playoff matchup against the Orlando Magic. Other teams and organizations throughout the world soon followed suit, not only setting a precedent for unruly police behavior moving forward, but leaving a…
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Jacob Blake Sues Wisconsin Officer Who Shot and Paralyzed Him
Jacob Blake is taking legal action against the police officer who shot him in the back seven times last summer in Kenosha, Wis., paralyzing the 29-year-old Black man. Blake’s attorneys in the case, Ben Crump, Patrick A. Salvi and B’Ivory LaMarr, announced on Thursday that they had filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Kenosha…
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Mookie Betts Details MLB's Failures to Address Social Injustice, Become More Inclusive: They 'Did Not Do a Good Job'
I sure as hell ain’t the only Black person who works at The Root, but I’ve definitely had more of my fair share of being the only one in the room throughout the course of my life. So I can only imagine what MLB superstar Mookie Betts goes through every single day while playing baseball—one…
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Officers Involved in Shooting of Jacob Blake Will Not Face Any Charges
The officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake—who was shot seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down—will not face any charges. According to NBC News, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced the decision during a press conference on Tuesday. “It is my decision now that no Kenosha law…