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5/29/20

12:30 PM

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Social Media5/29/20

Social Media5/29/20

Shameik Moore Dives Deep Into the Spider-Curse of Respectability Politics

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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12/6/19

2:30 PM

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Police Brutality12/6/19

Police Brutality12/6/19

Study Shows Link Between Police Shootings of Unarmed Black People and Health of Black Babies

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3/7/19

10:20 AM

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Jury Finds Florida Cop Nouman Raja Guilty in Killing of Corey Jones

Michael Harriot

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2/3/19

10:00 AM

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Social Justice2/3/19

Social Justice2/3/19

Why They Kneel: Everything We Said About Police Brutality Was Wrong

Michael Harriot

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5/3/18

10:39 AM

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Officers Who Used Taser on Naked, Unarmed Mentally Ill Man Didn’t Follow International Guidelines; Still Won’t Be Disciplined

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3/30/18

7:00 PM

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Ava DuVernay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Janelle Monáe and More Join Call for Justice for Slain Afro-Brazilian Activist

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3/19/18

8:50 AM

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NABJ’s Executive Director Blasts Board’s Fostering of ‘Bad Business Culture’

Richard Prince

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7/25/17

4:10 PM

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Fake Street Signs Rip Police After High-Profile Shooting Deaths in Minn.

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6/22/17

1:28 PM

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White Men Can’t Murder: Why White Cops Are Immune to the Law

Michael Harriot

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6/17/17

11:59 AM

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The Movement6/17/17

The Movement6/17/17

Mother of 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Joins Lawsuit Against Officer, City in Son’s Death; Also Sues Father

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5/7/17

12:05 PM

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Yet Another 15-Year-Old Shot and Killed by Police, This Time in San Diego

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3/26/17

12:12 PM

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The Movement3/26/17

The Movement3/26/17

Hundreds Gather to Remember Quanice Hayes, a Black Teen Killed by Police in Oregon

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11/4/16

8:30 AM

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Suspect in Killings of Iowa Cops Charged With Murder

Breanna Edwards

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8/27/16

9:59 AM

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LAPD Creates Program to Support Families Killed by ... LAPD

Angela Bronner Helm

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8/14/16

10:21 AM

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Mayhem Erupts as Milwaukee Police Kill Black Man

Angela Bronner Helm

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7/18/16

5:57 AM

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The Movement7/18/16

The Movement7/18/16

America, Bye: Why Black America Is Leaving While Staying Put

Lawrence Ross

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7/10/16

9:46 AM

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Report: Philando Castile Was Pulled Over Because He Matched Description of Suspect With ‘Wide-Set Nose’

Angela Bronner Helm

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