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Attorney General Merrick Garland Announces Probe Into the Practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that his office will open an investigation into the policies and practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department. According to ABC News, the investigation will look into the policies and training techniques utilized by the LMPD. Over the last year, the department has come under increased scrutiny…
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2 Louisiana Sanitation Workers Save Kidnapped 10-Year-Old by Blocking Abductor From Escape
Here at The Root, we celebrate Black excellence—a thing that is often equated with Black entrepreneurship and financial success, even though it’s much more than that. Today we shout out Black excellence in the form of heroism. Last Sunday, a 10-year-old girl was abducted from her home in New Iberia, Louisiana. An Amber Alert was…