Just months after the investigation into the Oscar Grant’s shooting was reopened, the Alameda County district…
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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…
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Time and time again, we’ve seen police officers go unpunished for unruly behavior that targets the Black community,…
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The officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake—who was shot seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed…
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Before the close of last year, Minneapolis police recorded the fatal police shooting of a Black man named Dolal Idd.…
The Dec 22 shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio, is arguably among the most reckless acts of police…
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Breonna Taylor may never receive the justice she and her family deserve, but the fallout from the March 13 botched…
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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,…
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Most people in America celebrate the holidays with family, good food and gift exchanges, but at least one miserable…
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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,…
In news that is as heartbreaking as it is predictable, a study has found that over the last 16 years, Black kids…
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Listen: Stories about Black men spending years and even decades behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit are never…
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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.
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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…
The FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey…
On December 7, 2019, in San Francisco’s Mission District, a 24-year-old Black man was shot multiple times by two…
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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…
Report Finds Louisville Metro Police Disproportionately Targeted Black People With No-Knock Warrants
Oh, look, yet another thing that disproportionately affects Black people. A new study shows that Black people in…
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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…
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A Black man was fatally shot during an altercation with two police officers who were conducting a traffic stop in…
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