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Montrell Jackson, Baton Rouge, La., Officer Killed in Attack, Wondered if His 'City Loves Me' After Dallas Shootings
One of the Baton Rouge, La., police officers killed in Sunday’s shooting has been identified by family as Montrell L. Jackson, The Advocate reports. The 32-year-old had reportedly been injured once trying to save a toddler from a burning building and had only recently welcomed a son into his family four months ago before he…
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Report: 4 Arrested for Helping Fla. Murder Suspect Escape
A Florida murder suspect remains at large while his girlfriend and three others have been arrested in what authorities say was a plot to help him escape, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the suspect, Dayonte Resiles, disappeared Friday after running from a courtroom. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said that Resiles’ girlfriend,…
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Dallas Gunman Micah Johnson Did Not Have 'Large Stockpile' of Bomb Materials, Officials Say
The gunman behind the attack that killed five police officers in Dallas did not have a “large stockpile” of materials to make a bomb in his home, two officials told the Associated Press Friday. Contradicting earlier claims that Micah Xavier Johnson had enough explosives in his possession to implement a larger attack, the officials, who…
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Report: Multiple Officers Killed by Gunfire in Baton Rouge
On Sunday morning, near police officer headquarters in Baton Rouge, La., 2 police officers have been confirmed dead, and several others injured, after being shot upon. According to The Advocate newspaper, the deaths have been confirmed by William Daniel, the city-parish’s chief administrative officer. According to WBRZ-TV, a man dressed in all black with his face…
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#MoveYourMoney: Over 8,000 Transfer Money to Black-Owned Atlanta Bank, More Following Suit
Over 8,000 people in Atlanta have joined Solange Knowles and moved their money to a black-owned bank. The #MoveYourMoney campaign has gained prominence and traction in the days since the heinous police-shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Many African Americans frustrated by repeated police killings of unarmed black men and the ringing lack of…
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‘White Elevators’ Sign Spotted at Republican National Convention Arena
In a truly inexplicable move—especially given the issues Republicans have had with so-called minorities this election cycle—a sign was posted with the words “White Elevators,” pointing to an elevator bank, at the Republican National Convention site in Cleveland this weekend. A quick Wall Street Journal reporter spotted the signs and posted a photo on Twitter on…
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Republican VP Pick Mike Pence Criticized George H.W. Bush for Signing 1991 Civil Rights Act
As Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s record is being more heavily scrutinized since presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named him as his vice presidential pick, some very interesting data is surfacing. BuzzFeed.com reports that in 1992, as executive director of an Indiana think tank, he wrote an editorial sharply criticizing then-President George H.W. Bush for…
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Klansman Who Bombed 16th Street Baptist Church Is Up for Parole
The Klansman who bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., killing four black girls in 1963, goes before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles next month for his first parole hearing, reports Alabama.com. Thomas E. Blanton Jr., who was convicted only in 2001, will go before the board Aug. 3. Addie Mae…
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Fired Atlanta Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Black Man
A former Atlanta police officer, terminated July 1 for his part in the shooting death of a robbery suspect, has been charged with felony murder, reports WSB-TV Atlanta. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for former Atlanta Police Officer James Burns, 34, who shot and killed Devaris…
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Vanderbilt Football Player Cory Batey Gets 15 Years for Rape
Former Vanderbilt football player Cory Batey was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for raping an unconscious woman, weeks after a Stanford student received what many believe was a slap on the wrist for a rape conviction. The New York Daily News reports that Batey was convicted in April of aggravated rape, which carries a…