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2 Ohio Brothers With BB Guns Arrested in Park, Ordered to Write Tamir Rice Essays
The situation is eerily, scarily familiar. Two young brothers from Parma, Ohio, were playing in a park with a pair of BB guns when police were called to the scene. According to the Washington Post, the orange tips that normally distinguish the toys from a real gun had been removed. A 911 caller reported the…
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Girlfriend Records Aftermath of Fatal Police Shooting of Minn. Man During Traffic Stop
Another black man has been fatally shot by police, this time during a traffic stop Wednesday night in Falcon Heights, Minn., WCCO reports. The mother of Philando Castile, the victim, confirmed that he died at Hennepin County Medical Center after 11 p.m. Wednesday. Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds, who at the time was in the…
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Attorneys for Chicago Cop Who Shot Laquan McDonald Seek Access to Teen's Juvenile Record
Defense attorneys for the Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald are asking for access to the 17-year-old’s juvenile records, which detail his history as a state ward, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, the motion has caused outrage among child-welfare advocates, although legal experts say…
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Family of Man Killed by Off-Duty NYPD Cop in Road Rage Incident: 'This Is War'
The family of a Brooklyn, N.Y., man who was shot dead by an off-duty New York City police officer in the midst of a road rage confrontation are demanding that the officer involved face charges or else they’ll “hunt him down,” the New York Post reports. “We will seek our justice,” Zoe Dempsey, the niece…
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La. Politician Calls for Justice Department Investigation Into Shooting Death of Alton Sterling
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) is asking that the Department of Justice look into the shooting death of Alton Sterling, who was fatally shot as he lay on the ground with two Baton Rouge, La., police officers on top of him, CNN reports. Sterling’s death, the latest in the seemingly endless string of police-involved altercations, sparked…
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#AltonSterling: 37-Year-Old Man Killed by Baton Rouge Police
Another black body on hot asphalt, heartbeat colliding with bullets in his chest, breathing becoming labored as an executioner in a uniform steals his life from him. This time, his name was Alton Sterling. This time, he was 37 years old. This time, he was a father of five. This time, he was selling CDs…
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DeRay Mckesson Named Interim Head of Human Capital for Baltimore City Public Schools
Black Lives Matter activist and former Baltimore mayoral candidate DeRay Mckesson will be starting a new job leading the city’s office of human capital for Baltimore City Public Schools, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to the report, incoming schools CEO Sonja Santelises on Tuesday named Mckesson interim chief human capital officer, the second and most…
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Report: Okla. Inmate Died After Being Strangled by Jailers
A Caddo County, Okla., jail inmate died after being strangled when jailers put him in a neck hold, The Frontier reports. Darius Randell Robinson, 41, died April 5, just a few days after being arrested on warrants for unpaid child support, the site notes. Jailers initially said that Robinson had tried to escape his cell…
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Multiple People Stabbed at Neo-Nazi Event Near Calif. State Capitol in Sacramento
At least seven people were stabbed after neo-Nazis and counterdemonstrators clashed at a rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the report, five people, some of whom were critically injured, were taken to local hospitals, the Sacramento Fire Department’s public information officer, Chris Harvey, told the Times.…
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Election 2016: Do Black Lives Matter to 3rd-Party Options?
On June 22, I attended CNN’s Libertarian Party town hall featuring Govs. Gary Johnson and Bell Weld. I was hesitant to attend because I am exhausted by this election. Chatter that privileges certain voices, monetizes certain platforms and disparages those who can recognize the bulls—t is the white noise that my black ears refuse. Black…