police
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5 Things That Show America Has Gotten Worse Since Dallas Shootings
It has been less than a week since the “newsplosion” of the police-shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the ambush of five Dallas police officers, and America is still in recovery mode. There have been the obligatory calls for healing, ubiquitous photos of black people hugging white police officers and a few…
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Can The Preachers Be Saved?
Does the world need a saved version of The Real? According to Jamal Bryant, a co-host of The Preachers, “There’s never been more of a need for a show like this.” The faith-based panel show, currently on a three-week test run in New York and Los Angeles, features “four outspoken preachers known for their unique takes on…
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Ohio Police Sgt. Suspended for Facebook Post About 'Monkeys' Swears He's Not Racist
A Shreve, Ohio, police sergeant says he wasn’t being racist after an inflammatory Facebook post landed him in trouble and on indefinite, unpaid suspension, News Net 5 reports. “Been at work for ONE HOUR and the monkeys have already exceeded their limit of snark I’m gonna take for the night. PUMP THE BRAKES, MONKEYS!” Sgt. Robert…
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5 Suspects Arrested After Allegedly Opening Fire at DC Police Officers; ‘Not a Planned Attack’
Washington, D.C., police have arrested five people who reportedly took shots at officers, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, no injuries were reported as of early Tuesday. The shooting comes days after the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas last week. Washington Post reporter Peter Hermann tweeted that police said the…
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Off-Duty Cops Walk Off Job as Security for Minn. Lynx Game After Players Warm Up in Black Lives Matter Shirts
Players from the WNBA team the Minnesota Lynx are taking a stand against police brutality, choosing, as many others have done, to warm up in shirts making a political statement. The shirts, according to the Washington Post, read, “Change Starts With Us—Justice and Accountability” on the front. On the backs of the shirts were the names…
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Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the Hypocritical Screams of White America After the Dallas Cop Shootings
There was a moment when white Americans felt the dread black Americans live with daily. It happened Dec. 14, 2012, when a shooter entered a Newtown, Conn., elementary school and fatally shot 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7. The notion of safety was shown to be a fraud. The unfairness and vulnerability…
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It Has Not Been A Good Week In Or For America
It has not been a good week in or for America. In a little over 72 hours, two Black men from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and St. Paul, Minnesota, have been murdered by the police, and last night, in Dallas, Texas, snipers took aim at the police during a peaceful protest over the first two killings.…
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The 2nd Amendment Is So White: What the Past 24 Hours Have Taught Me About Black People’s Right to Bear Arms
In less than 24 hours, two black men have been killed by police officers even though the Second Amendment indicates that they should have been protected. Black America yet again bears witness to state-sanctioned violence at the hands of trigger-happy rogue cops—one in Louisiana, a state that has open-carry laws, and the other in Minnesota,…
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The Alton Sterling Footage Is a Terrorist Video
I have not yet seen the video of the Alton Sterling shooting in Baton Rouge, La., because I refuse to watch it. I’m not particularly squeamish or averse to violence; it’s just that I’ve seen the video too many times before. I saw it when the city of Chicago finally released footage of Laquan McDonald’s…
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Authorities Arrest Another Cop in Underage Sex Sting
A northern-Virginia underage-sex sting operation targeting men who wanted to have sex or commit indecent acts with minors has led to the arrest of a Montgomery County police officer, officials confirmed Monday, the Washington Post reports. Christopher Dunkes, a 27-year-old patrolman with Montgomery County, was arrested after he agreed to meet up with an undercover…