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3 Suspects in Ahmaud Arbery Case Charged With Hate Crimes
The Department of Justice has charged three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery with hate crimes. Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, were indicted Wednesday for targeting and threatening Arbery because of his race. In February 2020, Arbery was running down the street in Brunswick, Ga., when Travis…
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Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother Files Civil Lawsuit Against Son’s Killers, Glynn County Officials on Anniversary of Death
One year to the day that 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down by Travis McMichael and his father Greg McMichael while jogging through a neighborhood in Glynn County, Ga., Arbery’s mother has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court seeking $1 million in damages for his death. Wanda Cooper-Jones filed the suit at a U.S.…
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Louisiana Police Blamed a Black Man’s 2019 Death on a Car Crash. His Family Just Viewed Footage of Police Beating and Tasing Him Before He Died
A video of a Black man being beaten by Louisiana police, kept away from the public for more than a year, was finally shown to his family this week. The family of Ronald Greene, who died after a brutal encounter with Louisiana State Police, saw a “graphic” 30-minute video on Wednesday depicting what happened to…
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3 Men Get Capital Murder Charges in Killing of Joshua Brown, Key Witness in Amber Guyger Trial
A Dallas County grand jury indicted three men on capital murder charges for the killing of Joshua Brown, a key witness in the trial of former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in October for fatally shooting her neighbor Botham Jean. Brown was fatally shot just 10 days…
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Family Demands Justice in Officer-Involved Shooting in Kansas City, Mo.
An investigation is underway as another black man has lost his life as the result of an officer-related shooting. From the Kansas City Star: The incident began Tuesday afternoon when a disturbance between two vehicles was reported near 35th Street and College Avenue. A police helicopter tracked one of the vehicles, which pulled behind a…
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Joshua Brown, the Witness Killed After Testifying Against Amber Guyger, Had Been Set to Speak Up Again for Botham Jean
As the investigation continues into the mysterious slaying of Joshua Brown, a key witness in the trial of the ex Dallas cop found guilty of murdering Botham Jean inside his Dallas home, the Jean family’s attorney says Brown had been set to testify for the family in their suit against the police department. As CBS…
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Charges Dropped Against Black Woman Who Was Charged with Criminal Mischief After Being Brutally Assaulted
Shoutout to the Dallas County district attorney’s office for having some common sense. On Wednesday, The Root reported that Deep Ellum resident L’Daijohnique Lee was the victim of a brutal, racially motivated assault in the parking lot of popular High and Tight Barbershop. Despite being called a “stupid nigger” prior to having her phone violently…
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Black Woman Brutalized in Assault Is Somehow Charged with Criminal Mischief
On March 21, a video surfaced in which bartender Austin Shuffield, 30, and L’Daijohnique Lee, 24, were involved in a heated dispute in Deep Ellum—a suburb in Dallas. Lee had been driving the wrong way, and in turn, was blocking the exit behind a barbershop and bar where Shuffield served drinks. Shuffield got out of…