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Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired
The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old Black woman was killed in her
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Grizzlies virus-shortened road to playoffs is set for play - TSDMemphis.com
The Memphis Grizzlies finally got their roadmap to the playoffs when the NBA released the matchups for the remaining eight games for all teams that will be played in Orlando. The Grizzlies will have the early opportunity to put some space between them and the teams that are chasing them. There are
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George Floyd’s Murder Case Could Move To Whiter Part Of Minnesota, Judge Warns
Moving George Floyd's case out of Minneapolis could mean less diverse jury pools that are more sympathetic to police officers, thus increasing the chances of acquittals or mistrials.
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The Struggle, As Well As Protest, Continues
Most disturbingly, police have continued to use deadly force in questionable circumstances and, ominously, as of this writing, the bodies of three Black men have been found hanging from trees in public
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Dak Prescott Signs With Dallas | Dallas Weekly
The Dallas Cowboys has officially signed Dak Prescott to a one year, $31.4 million tender. The two sides have played the blame game since last season when Prescott wanted to earn the right to sign a long term deal in Dallas. The two sides have until July 15th to sign a long term deal keeping him
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T. I. Tapped To Help Teach Course In Trap Music At Clark Atlanta University
Rapper T.I. has agreed to help lead a college course on trap music at Clark Atlanta University.
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3 charged in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery face court hearing
Three men who were charged with murder months after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery faced a hearing before a Georgia judge Thursday following a week of angry protests in the U.S. over law enforcement biases against black
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‘It Was A Danger’: Aurora Interim Police Chief Defends Use Of Force At Elijah McClain Protest - African American News Today - EIN News
A heated city council meeting in Aurora questioned the police use of force during a protest and violin concert on Saturday night.
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Mayor Bottoms issues administrative orders geared to transforming Atlanta Police Department
Mayor changes use of force policies and calls for comprehensive look at how we police in Atlanta
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Holness headache - Petrojam scandal resurfaces with force as Wheatley labelled ‘dishonest’ in report
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is facing a tough decision on whether to name a key loyalist, the scandal-scarred Dr Andrew Wheatley, among his ruling party’s slate of prospective candidates in the next general election. The embattled former energy...
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Officer Brett Hankison Will Be Fired From His Job For Killing Breonna Taylor - Blavity
The Louisville Metro Police will begin the termination process of Detective Brett Hankison, one of three officers involved in the narcotics raid that led to the death of the 26-year-old EMT worker, as Blavity previously
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Shooting, protests test Atlanta's image of Black prosperity | The Atlanta Voice
Then her uncle, Rayshard Brooks, was shot in the back by a white Atlanta police officer after fighting a drunken driving arrest and trying to run
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Clunis’ sudden death shocks cops, family
When Leon Clunis called Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron at 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday to remind him that he would be discharged shortly from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), neither man would imagine that the wounded “warrior” would be leaving...
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3 Charged in Slaying of Ahmaud Arbery Face Court Hearing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three men who were charged with murder months after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery faced a hearing before a Georgia judge Thursday following a week of angry protests in the U.S. over law enforcement biases against black
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Fourth political party applies for registration
A new political entity — Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) — has applied to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) to be registered as Jamaica's fourth political
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Lacey needs to re-examine questionable shootings -
The number is staggering and horrendous. Fifteen hundred. That is the number of times deadly force has been used by the Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies in the past two decades. To put this in even more deadly and horrific perspective, sheriff’s deputies and LAPD
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CDC director pleads with younger Americans to wear masks while many states pause reopenings | The Atlanta Voice
A top US health official made another plea Tuesday for Americans especially younger ones to wear masks to curb the spread of coronavirus as case numbers surge across much of the country. The comments to a US Senate committee hearing on the virus came as at least 17 states have paused or rolled
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272 NYPD Officers File For Retirement In Response To George Floyd Protests
While people don't want to abolish the police force entirely, we would like to see resources go to other programs that could help citizens with real world problems such as social workers as opposed to relying on police officers respond to domestic problems they're not equipped to handle with a gun
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Mayor Johnny Magee Signed An Order Banning The Mississippi State Flag
Laurel, Mississippi, Mayor Johnny Magee held back tears as he signed an executive order removing the state’s flag from city-owned buildings. According to WLOX, Magee signed the order June 23
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Officers Charged In Rayshard Brooks' Death Turn Themselves In
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Opinion: Netflix and Pills — #BlackAF and The Downside of Popping Molly on TV – Observer News Group
The Netflix series #blackAF ended its first season this spring, but its episodes live on, accessible to anyone who wants to watch them on the digital streaming service.  
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California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote Voice and Viewpoint
Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Assemblymember Kevin McCarty’s (D-Sacramento) Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 (ACA 6) passed out of the California State Senate last week. The bill, known as the Free the Vote Act, will seek voters approval in the 2020 November election to restore
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Black Protester Severly Injured After Being Hit With Non-lethal Projectile
A black man lost his eye, seven teeth, and fractured the left side of his face when he was hit with a projectile fired by cops during a May 30 protest in downtown
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Former Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks granted $500,000 bond | The Atlanta Voice
The former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendys parking lot was granted a $500,000 bond on Tuesday. Judge Jane C. Barwick reasoned that Garrett Rolfe is not a danger to the community or a flight risk. Rolfe will have to wear an ankle monitor, will not be able to have
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Mississippi Governor Signs Law Removing Confederate Design From State Flag : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
The retired flag, which dates to 1894, includes the Confederate battle flag. A commission will propose a new flag, and voters will consider it in November.
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JCF resolute despite terrible loss
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) yesterday said they remain resolute in their task to beat back criminality even as the death of Superintendent Leon Clunis rocks the organisation. Speaking with journalists at Kingston Public Hospital where Clunis died, senior members of the JCF said
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Louisville Officer Is Being Fired 3 Months After Fatally Shooting Breonna Taylor
One of the Louisville Metro Police officers who killed Breonna Taylor is being fired, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said
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this year, becoming the first African-American makers of bourbon in Kentucky debuted in February, the first African-American owned ... [+] distillery in Kentucky. platform to illuminate the contributions African-Americans have made through the history
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