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A speech made by Until Freedom founder Tamika Mallory during a performance at the Grammys on Sunday has set off yet…
On Thursday, during preliminary hearings in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, an investigator revealed damning evidence…
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An investigation is underway as another black man has lost his life as the result of an officer-related shooting.
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A message has clearly been sent.
An attorney for Botham Jean—the 26-year-old innocent black man who was shot and killed inside his own home—is…
Twenty-year-old DeAndre Harris of Charlottesville, Va., has had all felony charges dropped in connection with an…
A Texas grand jury has returned a true bill indictment against now former Mesquite, Texas, Police Officer Derick…
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I first met Jacqueline Craig in an investigation room of the Fort Worth (Texas) City Jail the night she was…
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