police brutality
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Hillary Clinton Speaks ‘Directly to White People’ in Wake of Police Shooting: ‘This Is Not Who We Are’
Calling in to The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton weighed in on the police shooting of Terence Crutcher, saying that “systemic racism” needs to be addressed, and a part of that is “speaking directly to white people.” “This horrible shooting—again. How many times do we have to see this in our country?” Clinton…
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Autopsy: Tyre King Was ‘More Likely Than Not’ Running Away When Police Gunned Him Down
Tyre King, the 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Columbus, Ohio, police last week, was “more likely than not” running away at the time he was killed. According to an autopsy performed by Dr. Francisco Diaz, an independent medical examiner retained by Tyre’s family, “Based on the location and the direction of the wound paths, it is…
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Terence Crutcher's Slaying by Cop Is Why Kaepernick's Protest Must Continue
Author’s note: In the time I responded to weekend criticism of high school players taking a knee, a disabled black man was shot dead by police in Charlotte, N.C., while sitting in his car. This is the latest extrajudicial killing that shows that existing while black will get you shot by police. Many who have been…
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Belmont University Expels Student After Racist Snapchat Post
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., has expelled a student from the school after he made a racist social media post in which he described black NFL players with the n-word and said that they need a “bullet in their head,” The Tennessean…
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Justice Department, State of Okla. Launch Investigation Into Death of Terence Crutcher
Oklahoma has launched a criminal investigation into the police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was seen on video walking with his hands in the air, Reuters reports. Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot Crutcher, 40, after his vehicle broke down Friday. Authorities have said that Crutcher…
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Four Simple And Practical Things Black People Can Do So White People Won't Be So Gotdamn Fucking Scared Of Us
Yesterday, footage was released of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher getting shot and killed by Betty Shelby, a Tulsa police officer. Crutcher appeared to have his hands up, was unarmed, and, from the multiple camera angles made available to the public, didn’t appear to be any sort of a threat. Yet, that didn’t prevent him from getting executed by…
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"Blue Lives" Don't Matter Because Blue Lives Don't Exist
During the Q&A section of a panel I was on a few months ago, a person in the audience made the requisite “I’m not on the panel but I’m gonna stand here and hijack the panel conversation” five-minute, pre-question statement some people at panels have the tendency to do, and then asked the single dumbest question…
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Rodney King’s Daughter Is Working With LAPD to Bridge Gap Between Police and Citizens
Twenty-five years after Rodney King was beaten in what has become one of the most infamous cases of police brutality in history, his daughter teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday to speak to young people about interacting with police. The message? It’s more important to build bridges with officers than to…
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Family of Teen Killed by Police Settles With Portsmouth, Va., for $1,000,000
The family of a black Virginia teen who was fatally shot by a white police officer last year has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $1 million, the Associated Press reports. Earl Lewis Jr., the spokesman for the family of William Chapman II, told AP that although Chapman’s mother has agreed verbally to the figure,…
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#TyreKing: 13-Year-Old Killed by Police Mourned at Vigil
On Thursday evening, friends, family and community members gathered for a vigil to remember the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was gunned down by police after allegedly pulling out a BB gun, CNN reports. According to the Columbus Dispatch, more than 150 people, including Tyre’s youth football teammates, gathered for the candlelight vigil near the area…