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Washington State Sheriff Charged After Falsely Claiming Black Newspaper Carrier Threatened to Kill Him in January
More than 40 officers were initially called to respond to the scene after Sheriff Ed Troyer dispatched for help.
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Cellphone Video Captured a Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputy Violently Slamming a Black Woman’s Head Against Pavement
Shantel Arnold said the deputy’s assault happened moments after she was assaulted by a group of local boys.
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Philadelphia Passes Bill to Keep Police From Pulling Over Drivers for Minor Traffic Violations
Proponents say this will stop police from using low-level violations as reason to search a vehicle–a practice that disproportionately affects Black motorists.
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A Black Trans Actor Claims They Were Dropped From the ‘Hamilton’ Cast After Requesting a Gender-Neutral Dressing Room
A discrimination suit against the show’s producers was filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday.
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A Viral TikTok Video Shows a Woman Falsely Accusing a Black Comedian of Breaking Into Cars at Their Nashville Apartment Complex
The woman told Josh Black he fit the description of a suspect in the break-ins. The apartment complex said otherwise.
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A Black Louisiana State Trooper Says His Potential Firing Is Retaliation for Speaking Out About Ronald Greene’s Death
Louisiana State Police officials say trooper Carl Cavalier violated several department policies on disseminating information and making public comments.
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Netflix Fires Organizer of Planned Trans Employee Walkout Over Dave Chappelle’s Recent Special
The streaming giant says the employee was terminated on suspicion of leaking internal metrics to the press.
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North Carolina Teacher Resigns After Telling Black Students They Would Be Her ‘Field Slaves’ If Not For the Constitution
The charter school that formerly employed the teacher said she also didn’t act appropriately when multiple students reportedly used racial slurs in class.
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Dayton Police, NAACP Investigating After Officers Forcibly Remove Paraplegic Motorist From His Car
Clifford Owensby said the events of the September traffic stop made him feel like the police didn’t respect him as a citizen.
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R. Kelly’s Album Sales, Streams on the Rise After His Conviction
The disgraced singer’s album sales were up 517 percent in the days after his federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial ended.
