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No one who has listened to hip hop since its origins in the 1970s should be surprised that rap music has become the soundtrack to protests. Source
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In Search of Justice
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief What’s Going On As the World is dealing with the global pandemic that is COVID-19, America is again at a crossroads in respect to one of the original sins of a nation [...]
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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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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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Washington reviewing Ja anti-smuggling MOU
After more than four years of painstaking negotiations, Jamaica and the United States (US) are on the final leg of inking a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA), a memorandum of understanding aimed at stamping out the smuggling of contraband...
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Partisan Fault Lines Emerge In Congress Over Police Reform
As Washington turns its attention to police reforms following nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death, congressional lawmakers are already at odds about the steps needed to curb police misconduct and hold law enforcement more
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Man held with guns after threats of violence
A 26-year-old man was taken into police custody and a number of firearms which belong to a private security firm were seized yesterday following the circulation of a video on social media threatening
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Watch Meghan McCain’s Epic Fail At Trying To Grill Kamala Harris On Police Reform
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South L.A. Community Patrol Works to Keep Parks and Rec Safe - Los Angeles Sentinel
Areas of misconception that created a snag in concise protection from the city’s police force, stems from the reasons they are called. “Over-policing” is tethered to overwhelming agendas that do not match the skill sets of law enforcement. Most escalations do not require the restraints or
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New ACLU Report Shows Despite COVID-19, Fatal Police Shootings Continue - Milwaukee Community Journal
NEW YORK — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union released “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Time of COVID-19.” The report finds fatal shootings by police are so routine that, even during a national pandemic, with far fewer people traveling outside of their homes and police
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Four Minneapolis Officers Fired After Death of Black Man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was
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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes - DefenderNetwork.com
Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation’s criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology was unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives. Dubbed the BREATHE
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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion
Video shows Officer Devin Bronsan, who joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2018, driving first to wake up
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LA Protesters Detained In Cruelly Ironic Location
UCLA and its faculty expressed outrage Tuesday that Los Angeles police detained people arrested during protests against George Floyd’s death at the university’s Jackie Robinson Stadium, named for Major League Baseball’s first Black player and a school
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Nigerians Got Their Abusive SARS Police Force Abolished - but Elation Soon Turned to Frustration
[The Conversation Africa] For a brief moment in October, it seemed that youthful protesters calling to "abolish" a police force had succeeded. After weeks of mass demonstrations against police brutality, the government agreed to disband a widely hated police unit.
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Rep. Omar Is Calling For The End Of U. S. Political and Economic Systems
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called for dismantling economic and political systems that serve as a “system of oppression,” Tuesday.
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Minority Officers Allege Discrimination Over Chauvin Booking
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight minority corrections officers who work at the jail holding a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd allege that they were barred from guarding or having contact with the officer because of their race. Floyd died on May 25 after
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Trinidad: Cops, soldiers charged with humiliating homeless man
(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment is confirming that two of its soldiers, along with two police officers, have been charged in connection with an incident that happened with the “homeless humiliation” in the first days of the Covid-19 lock
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Check It Out: Banning the banned chokehold
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More than 1000 events launch Faith&Blue alliance to ease tension between minority communities and police - Milwaukee Community Journal
Key Organizer and Civil Rights Leader, Rev. Markel Hutchins, Vehemently Opposes Defunding the Police ATLANTA – An historic national ‘Faith & Blue’ alliance united law enforcement officers with community residents at more than 1,000 events across the country last weekend, furthering a major movement
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Port of Seattle Commission To Establish Task Force On Port Policing And Civil Rights - The Seattle Medium
The Port of Seattle Commission approved the establishment of a task force on Port policing and civil rights, which will lead a comprehensive assessment of the Port of Seattle Police
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Derek Chauvin will appear in court for the first time two weeks after George Floyd's death | The Atlanta Voice
Nine Minneapolis City Council members made a commitment this week to start the process of defunding and “dismantling” the police department, City Council President Lisa Bender said
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New Pennsylvania Law Requires Officers To Disclose Employment Records When Applying For New Jobs
The state of Pennsylvania will now require officers looking for new roles in law enforcement to disclose their previous employment records, and mandate that law enforcement agencies detail why they
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OSI-Baltimore Statement on Recent Police Killings | Afro
This dark history encompasses the killing of Freddie Gray, who died at the hands of Baltimore police five years ago last month, and countless others, including many whose names have been lost to
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What do blacks say about the police? - African American News Today - EIN News
nearly three-quarters of surveyed African-Americans report themselves satisfied with or “dismantle” police departments, but black Americans haven’t received concrete, alternative to curb violence. Most African-Americans clearly desire police reform over
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Trump Justice Department Killed Police Reform Programs That Could Have Helped Minneapolis
Federal authorities, like a lot of law enforcement leaders across the country, have expressed shock at the disturbing video of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck until he
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Separate probe sought in police killing of local teen -
COMPTON — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors June 23 joined others in calling for an independent investigation into the death of an 18-year-old security guard shot to death by deputies from the Compton Sheriff’s Station June 18. Acting on a motion by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the
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Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office and Behavioral Health Department Collaborate to Create Crisis Assessment and Response Team
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Department (BHD) to create an alternative to emergency detentions or arrests for individuals suffering from mental health issues. The partnership started with a series of conversations
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Lawyer Isaac Wright Jr., Once Wrongfully Convicted, Now Running For Mayor Of NYC - Blavity
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Mapisa-Nqakula: Collins Khosa case still on our radar
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