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On Sunday, Memphis, Tenn., police investigators searched for a suspect in the death of a 33-year-old officer who was shot during a routine traffic stop, reports the Associated Press. Officer Sean Bolton, who was shot multiple times, died after he was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. No arrests have been made, and the…

Two University of Cincinnati police officers who arrived on the scene after a colleague fatally shot Samuel Dubose will not be charged, according to the Associated Press. A Hamilton County grand jury on Friday failed to indict officers Phillip Kidd and David Lindenschmidt, the report says. The decision, which reinforces the blue wall of silence,…

NAACP leaders on Saturday kicked off a 40-day Journey for Justice march across the South, beginning with a rally in Selma, Ala., a city that played a pivotal role in the the 1960s civil rights movement, according to the Associated Press. The goal of the march is to “call attention to the issue of racial…

Leolah Brown was removed from the funeral of her late niece, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Saturday after causing a stir when she interrupted Pat Houston, who was preparing to speak at a memorial service at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga., ET reports. Leolah, who is a sister of R&B singer Bobby Brown, who…

To avoid conflict amid rising tensions, the Browns and Houstons paid respects to Bobbi Kristina separately at her wake Friday at Murray Brothers Funeral Home in Atlanta, according to the New York Daily News. A private funeral started at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga. Bobbi Kristina, the only…

On Friday Baltimore ended July with 45 homicides, the largest number of killings the city has witnessed “in a single month in 43 years,” reports the Associated Press. The carnage, which comes three months after the death of Freddie Gray set the city ablaze in protests and riots, reflects a surge in violence in big…

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton slammed Republican candidate Jeb Bush on racial issues Friday during a speech at a National Urban League conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., contending that his campaign slogan, “Right to rise,” is an insult to people of color. The slogan fits the old Republican mantra of “self-reliance and hope,” notes…

Texas state Trooper Brian Encinia’s arrest of Sandra Bland, which was recorded on a police dashboard camera, apparently was not the first time Encinia lost his cool on the job. The Associated Press, which obtained his personnel file from the Texas Department of Public Safety through a Freedom of Information Act request, reports that he…

Dylann Storm Roof, the suspect in the Charleston, S.C., church massacre, pleaded not guilty Friday to 33 federal charges. Earlier this month, Roof was indicted on 33 counts, “including federal hate crime and firearms charges,” for the June 17 shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that left nine people dead, CNN reports. According to…