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4 Redskins Players Defy Coach, Protest Police Violence During Anthem
It took three games and two more deaths of unarmed black men for four Washington Redskins players to finally join the growing number of NFL players who are standing up against the over-policing of black and minority communities. On Sunday, DeSean Jackson, Niles Paul, Greg Toler and Rashad Ross all raised a fist during the national anthem before taking on…
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Identical Twin Confesses to 2003 Murder for Which Brother Was Convicted
Karl Smith took the witness stand at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Thursday and made a confession that stunned those present. Smith admitted to committing a 2003 murder for which his identical twin, Kevin Dugar, was put behind bars. “I’m here to confess to a crime I committed that he was wrongly…
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos to Join 2016 Olympic Team at White House
Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the U.S. Olympic sprinters who raised their fists during the 1968 Olympics, will join the U.S. Olympic team at the White House next week for its meeting with President Barack Obama, the Charlotte News & Observer reports. In the last week, the tide has continued to turn for the two…
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Watch: High School Football Team Lie on Their Backs With Hands Up as Colin Kaepernick Looks On
And it don’t stop. The police killings continue, as do the protests against them. On Friday night, former NFL player Kirk Morrison shared a powerful photo showing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem while players from Castlemont High School in Oakland, Calif., lay on their backs with their hands up.…
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Suspect in Wash. Mall Shooting Taken Into Custody
Updated Sunday, Sept. 25, 10:40 a.m. EDT: The man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Burlington, Wash., mall is being held without bond and faces five counts of first-degree murder, USA Today reports. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Wash., was taken into custody Saturday night in Oak Harbor, Wash., about…
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NC Law That Limits Release of Police Video Goes Into Effect Next Week
A North Carolina law that goes into effect exactly one week after the Keith Lamont Scott police shooting video was released effectively keeps the public from viewing or obtaining police video from dashboard or body cameras unless a judge rules to release it. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the legislation into law two months…
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Terence Crutcher Laid to Rest in Tulsa, Okla.
More than 1,000 people came out Saturday night in Tulsa, Okla., to celebrate the life and mourn the tragic death of Terence Crutcher. Crutcher, who was 40 years old, died at the hands of Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby on Sept. 16. Crutcher was unarmed and reportedly had his hands in the air for much…
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Releases #KeithLamontScott Video
Updated Saturday, Sept. 24, 5:01 p.m. EDT: The dashcam and body-cam footage has been released in the police shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. Warning: The video contains graphic and disturbing images. Earlier: As protests enter the fifth day, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is releasing the video showing the moment that one of their officers shot…