police shootings
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America, Bye: Why Black America Is Leaving While Staying Put
I was a grad student at the UCLA film school, getting my MFA in screenwriting, when a consumer-trends company asked me to work for them. Why did they want me? Well, they advised major corporations on how to best situate their products for the African-American consumer market, and in order to do that effectively, the…
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Police Kill Gunman Who Shot at Plainclothes Officers in West Baltimore
Police shot and killed a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle, who opened fire on four plainclothes officers in an unmarked car Thursday night in West Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun reports. The incident unfolded after officers responded to reports of gunfire near apartments in Bridgeview-Greenlawn. Officers say that the unidentified gunman was shooting before they…
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch Speaks Out Against Dallas Shootings: ‘The Answer Is Never Violence’
Attorney General Loretta Lynch commented Friday on the Dallas shootings that tragically left five officers dead and others injured. Lynch called on Americans to take “calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action” in light of the shootings that occurred during a Thursday-night protest against the officer-involved shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando…