police violence
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911 Call of Breonna Taylor's Shooting Death Released as Protests and Shootings Occur in Louisville, Ky.
Thursday night, protests against police violence took place nationwide. Louisville, Ky., was the site of one such protest as people gathered in honor of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT who was shot and killed after police entered her home. New information about the case was released during the evening shortly before the protests transpired. The…
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The Angry Black Person's Guide to Protesting Like Good White People
So you’ve experienced injustice and you want to change the system, bring awareness or just express your frustration about an unfair system you’re black and it’s Friday. As someone once said: “To be black in America is to exist in a constant state of…Oh shit! This motherfucker shot a dude right in front of me!”…
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'Pray for the Police Officers': Michael Porter Jr. Ripped After Ill-Advised Tweet Involving George Floyd's Death
Since the senseless death of George Floyd, protests have erupted throughout the country and many have taken to social media to demand justice. And as tensions continue to escalate, Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. offered a…suggestion on how to channel that righteous rage. “As much as you pray for George family, gotta also pray…
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Study Finds Supreme Court Almost Always Rules in Favor of Police In Excessive Force Cases
It’s a widely accepted belief that the legal system will almost never hold police officers accountable for their actions, and now, a recent study has provided the numbers to back that claim. An investigation conducted by Reuters examined 500 cases to see if the Supreme Court proves Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s assertion that the court acts…
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FBI to Investigate Police Shooting of Breonna Taylor
On March 13, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was at home with her boyfriend when police entered her residence, shot and killed her. Much controversy has surrounded the case as there are two different accounts of what transpired and the officers weren’t wearing body cameras. On Thursday, the FBI opened an investigation into the case according to…
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Indianapolis Officer Who Made 'Closed Casket' Remark in Dreasjon 'Sean' Reed Shooting Has Been Suspended
Last week, a Facebook Live video went viral detailing the shooting death of 21-year-old Dreasjon “Sean” Reed by the Indianapolis police. In the video an officer could be heard saying “I think it’s going to be a closed casket, homie,” after Reed had been gunned down. According to NBC News, that officer has now been…
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Kentucky Attorney General to Serve as Special Prosecutor in Breonna Taylor Case
The shooting death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police has spurred national conversation and outrage. Now, the state of Kentucky has appointed a special prosecutor to handle the case. NBC News reports that state Attorney General Daniel Cameron will serve in the role in the Taylor case. “The Office of the Attorney General…
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Philadelphia City Council Members Issue Formal Apology for the MOVE Bombing of 1985
On May 13, 1985, two bombs were dropped from a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter onto a residential building in a largely black Philadelphia neighborhood, killing 11 people including five children, and destroying more than 60 homes. The bombing was done in an effort to forcefully evict MOVE, a black environmentalist group that was involved in…
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Black Choir Director Shot and Killed by Police; Family Demands Video Be Released
Recent weeks have been a series of heartbreaks as awareness grows around the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Unfortunately, another name has been added to the list of those violently taken from us. In the early hours of Friday morning, Adrian Medearis was shot and killed in an alleged altercation with a police…