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Will the Murder of George Floyd Finally Bring About the Change Black People Have Been Demanding? By Jeffrey L. Boney, Houston Forward Times Associate Editor “I can’t breathe!” This has become an all too familiar phrase, uttered by yet another African American man on video, nearly six years after America was temporarily traumatized by the []

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Talkin to the Police Jun 15, 2020 A community conversation with police officers about Police Reform. The post Talkin to the Police 6/15/20 Video appeared first on Blackstonian.

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What About Our Daughters? Breyonna Taylor and overlooking women in the movement - Atlanta Tribune

by Kelly Washington, Contributing Writer #Black Lives Matter! This phrase is resonating from every mountaintop to Hennepin County in Minneapolis, to every country from the Americas to Europe. Unfortunately, it is because we are juggling so many hashtags at this tumultuous time in our

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month was ruled a suicide Thursday following a police investigation prompted by outrage from the family who said authorities initially were too quick to rule out the possibility he was

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‘I Need this Country to Be Better for My Children’: Milwaukee Mothers Rally for Racial Justice

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Black Minnesota Attorney General Takes Over George Floyd Murder Prosecution

Keith Ellison will review the current charges.

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His Biggest Assist Yet: Kyrie Irving Producing ‘#SayHerName: Breonna Taylor’ TV Special

Kyrie Irving will be producing a TV special titled #SAYHERNAME: BREONNA TAYLOR. The one-hour special will not only continue to bring attention to Taylor's tragic death at the hands of law enforcement while executing a no-knock warrant, but it will also highlight police brutality and how it affects

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Racist Cop Says Public Scrutiny Caused Him To Say Police Are Going To ‘Slaughter’ Black People | The Crusader Newspaper Group

All the cops involved argue that theyre not racist. By Royce Dunmore, NewsOne Three North Carolina police officers have been fired for racist comments about killing Black people, which was caught on camera. The cops were identified as Michael Kevin Piner, Jesse E. Moore II and James

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Former Police Chief still in the dark as to why he was let go | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By David Denson Former Gary Police Chief Richard Ligon says he still doesn’t know why he was asked to resign. At a press conference earlier this month, Mayor Jerome Prince announced that he had accepted Ligon’s resignation and was appointing Deputy Chief Brian Evans to serve as interim Police

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New Report: 90% of America’s Sheriffs Are White Men - The New York Beacon

Racial tensions between police and communities of color have reached a tipping point following the killing ofGeorge Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police officers last week. The incident, which was captured on video, has incited a string of ongoing

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‘I Can’t Breathe – The Murder of George Floyd was a Lynching in Broad Daylight.’

The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don’t seem to agree. By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. President and Founder – Rainbow PUSH Coalition Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on

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Living Black/Blue: Black Police Association leader says Black officers are bridge between Black and law communities - Dallas Examiner

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Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser

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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes - DefenderNetwork.com

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Court says police misconduct records cannot be destroyed | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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On Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2020, twenty-five cars joined the ‘Slow Ride for Justice’ through the City of Eutaw, to protest the police killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many others. The ride called for criminal justice reform and passage of the Justice in Policing

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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes - Black News Channel

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Aurora Police Officers Fired For Reenacting Chokehold Used in Elijah McClains Death

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