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NYPD Used Drill Rap Videos to Arrest 20 Bronx Gang Members
“Operation Drilly” detailed violence from the past three years, totaling to an 82-count indictment including murder and attempted murder charges.
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![Virginia GOP Official Resigns after Post Calling for “Public Lynching” Resurfaces [Updated]](https://www.theroot.kinjastaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/e979e41d8e0a3f177fd18db5ed8d520d-1024x687.jpg)
Virginia GOP Official Resigns after Post Calling for “Public Lynching” Resurfaces [Updated]
David Dietrich, of Hampton’s electoral board, has resigned following the resurfacing of racist Facebook posts targeting US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
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![NY Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin Resigns Following Arrest on Campaign Finance Fraud Charges [Updated]](https://www.theroot.kinjastaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a2fd9ad4977346df23c975840d793f58-1024x681.jpg)
NY Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin Resigns Following Arrest on Campaign Finance Fraud Charges [Updated]
The indictment alleges he received fraudulent donations toward his campaign bid for NYC comptroller and made an effort to conceal it.
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![Family of Black Girl who Died by Suicide File Suit Against School [Update]](https://www.theroot.kinjastaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2cddcdd49dd3ccceb914492d0b5404f9-1024x560.png)
Family of Black Girl who Died by Suicide File Suit Against School [Update]
Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor was bullied for being Black and autistic. The staff took months to address the bullying allegations reported by her mother.
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Proud Boys Leader Pleads Guilty to Jan 6 Insurrection
Charles Donohoe, 34, is the only Proud Boys leader to plead guilty and could provide prosecutors with information about what the organization had planned.
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![Officers who Tased Jim Rogers to Death Appeal Termination [UPDATED]](https://www.theroot.kinjastaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/abf31eb9e5c957b8a792b7849a6deca7-1024x775.jpg)
Officers who Tased Jim Rogers to Death Appeal Termination [UPDATED]
The five officers involved are appealing the decision to be terminated but are also facing a lawsuit for the use of excessive force.
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Kidd Creole of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Convicted in Fatal Stabbing of Homeless Man
Nathanial Glover, known as The Kidd Creole, will be sentenced in May for first-degree manslaughter.
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Inglewood Officers who Shot and Killed Black Couple Won’t Be Charged
The Los Angeles district attorney’s office said the officers had reason to fear for their life and therefore use fatal force.
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Marley Dias, 17, Leads Campaign to Diversify Assigned Books for Students
Dias created the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign to help students and educators diversify their literature choices.
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House Democrats Campaign Launches New Effort to Gain Black Voters
The campaign will consist of radio and print ads to emphasize the policy achievements from the Democratic Party.
