Jan 12
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Just months after the investigation into the Oscar Grant’s shooting was reopened, the Alameda County district…
Jan 11
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In case you haven’t said “what the fuck” enough over the past several days, a now-former cop in Memphis is facing…
Jan 6
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Time and time again, we’ve seen police officers go unpunished for unruly behavior that targets the Black community,…
Jan 5
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The officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake—who was shot seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed…
Jan 2
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Before the close of last year, Minneapolis police recorded the fatal police shooting of a Black man named Dolal Idd.…
Dec 31
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The Dec 22 shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio, is arguably among the most reckless acts of police…
Dec 30
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Breonna Taylor may never receive the justice she and her family deserve, but the fallout from the March 13 botched…
Dec 29
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Last week The Root reported that an unarmed 47-year-old Black man was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus,…
Dec 28
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Most people in America celebrate the holidays with family, good food and gift exchanges, but at least one miserable…
Dec 23
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I’m angered and exhausted to report that another unarmed Black man has been killed by police, this time in Columbus,…
Dec 22
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In news that is as heartbreaking as it is predictable, a study has found that over the last 16 years, Black kids…
Dec 17
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Listen: Stories about Black men spending years and even decades behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit are never…
Dec 17
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An independent autopsy has revealed that a Black man who was killed by a Texas police officer was shot in the back.
Dec 10
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The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a Franklin County sheriff’s…
Dec 9
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The FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey…
Dec 8
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On December 7, 2019, in San Francisco’s Mission District, a 24-year-old Black man was shot multiple times by two…
Dec 6
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Police shot and killed a 23-year-old man in Columbus, Ohio over the weekend, claiming they shot him after he drove…
Dec 4
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Report Finds Louisville Metro Police Disproportionately Targeted Black People With No-Knock Warrants
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Oh, look, yet another thing that disproportionately affects Black people. A new study shows that Black people in…
Nov 24
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It’s incredibly sad to me that a cop being charged for on-duty homicide is a first in 2020, yet that’s exactly what…
Nov 23
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A Black man was fatally shot during an altercation with two police officers who were conducting a traffic stop in…