Ohio Police say a white officer who shot and killed a Black man in bed has retired "in bad standing"
The Ohio police officer who shot and killed a Black man in his home last summer while he lay in bed is no longer working for the...
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California jury awards $8.25 million to Black family for wrongful detention by deputies at Starbucks
A federal jury awarded $8.25 million to a Black family who was wrongfully detained by sheriff's deputies at a Northern California...
- 5 days ago
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Forest defenders face domestic terrorism charges as opposition grows at ATL's "Cop City"
The Weelaunee Forest is being developed into a massive police training facility, Cop City, and prosecutors in Atlanta have charged 23...
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Vallejo PD has initiated an independent investigation in the alleged destruction of case records
On Feb. 22, Vallejo announced that it had launched an independent investigation into allegations that city employees improperly disposed...
- Mar 14
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A Georgia Sheriff is accused of blocking an official jail death investigation, medical examiner says
Last October, 32-year-old Alan Willison was arrested on a charge of forgery and he was sent to Clayton County Jail in Georgia, a...
- Mar 14
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Biden approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska
An $8 billion (£6 billion) drilling project approved by the Biden administration has drawn intense criticism from environmentalists and...
- Mar 13
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DOJ issues scathing rebuke of Louisville police in report launched after Breonna Taylor killing
After an investigation into the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor, the Justice Department said Wednesday that Louisville Metro...
- Mar 10
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Mentally ill man tazed and froze to death in Alabama jail, lawsuit claims
An Alabama man died of hypothermia last month after receiving delayed medical treatment in jail, sparking a state investigation and a...
- Mar 10
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Hamstrung by ‘golden handcuffs’: Diversity roles disappear 3 years after George Floyd's murder
The diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders that were hired in waves to assist companies in creating ethnically balanced workforces...
- Mar 10
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Some families spend everything they have to support incarcerated loved ones.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2.3 million people are held behind bars in the United States every year at the cost of...
- Mar 8
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Knoxville police release videos from arrest, transport of woman who died in custody
Video recordings released by the Knoxville Police Department on Feb. 23 show a 60-year-old woman collapsed during her arrest and later...
- Mar 7
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An NYPD captain is facing two more lawsuits accusing him of abuse against female employees
NBC News investigated allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination in big-city law enforcement and found a captain of the New York...
- Mar 6
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An unarmed man was shot and killed by a Colorado deputy at point-blank range outside a middle school
In a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday, a Pueblo County deputy shot and killed a man who had accidentally gotten into the wrong...
- Mar 6
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New York Will Pay Millions to Protesters Violently Corralled by Police
A legal settlement has been reached with New York City to compensate hundreds of protesters who were detained by police and beaten with...
- Mar 4
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Why Trees Matter
When you travel to different parts of a city, various features of the environment tend to change. Those features may be styles of...
- Mar 3
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Why more Black families are considering home-schooling their children
For Black families, homeschooling has become a better option for their children's education. There was a significant increase in Black...
- Mar 2
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The oldest Black publisher in the U.S. raises over $100,000 after flood destroys iconic inventory
A recent winter flood damaged the publishing home of Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks, poet and playwright Amiri Baraka, and...
- Feb 28
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Church of England sheds light on ‘shameful’ slave trade ties
In an effort to acknowledge its historical culpability in slavery, the Church of England has set up an exhibition in its library that...
- Feb 27
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New York state trooper arrested for issuing dozens of fake traffic tickets
The NY State Police arrested and charged a trooper with issuing over 2 dozen fake traffic tickets to unaware drivers during traffic stops...
- Feb 25
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London Metropolitan police officer David Carrick sentenced to life for nearly 50 counts of sexual
In the span of almost 20 years, a police officer with London's Metropolitan Police committed dozens of rapes and other sexual offenses...
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