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[TRENDING NEWS] Ahmaud Arbery Was Murdered. But His Life Will Not Be Forgotten.

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Author: BY DANTÉ STEWART - Publish Date: November 25, 2021 at 02:36AM We do not just remember the death. We remember the life, the beauty, the art, the feeling, the waiting, the living.

[TRENDING NEWS] How a Surprise Discovery of Photographs From the 1960s Meets the Moment

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Author: BY PIERRE-ANTOINE LOUIS - Publish Date: September 5, 2021 at 01:45AM A trove of images were found in a photographer’s family home. Now they are part of an exhibition opening next week in Harlem that captures pivotal years in the Black Panther Party.

[TRENDING NEWS] Jay-Z’s ‘Black Album’ Reconsidered

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Author: BY DODAI STEWART, REGGIE UGWU, TALLY ABECASSIS, ELYSSA DUDLEY, PHYLLIS FLETCHER, THEO BALCOMB AND ELISHEBA ITTOOP - Publish Date: August 19, 2021 at 12:19AM Our culture writer loved this quintessential hip-hop album as a teen. But after the summer of 2020, he started rethinking its message.

[TRENDING NEWS] Video of Montreal Police Kneeling on Black Teenager Spurs Outcry

Author: BY DAN BILEFSKY - Publish Date: June 20, 2021 at 01:34AM Outrage over the video comes as Canada undergoes a national awakening about institutional racism, including among police forces.

[TRENDING NEWS] No Charges for Kentucky National Guard Members in Shooting of Barbecue Chef

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Author: BY AZI PAYBARAH - Publish Date: May 26, 2021 at 09:20AM A county prosecutor says Guard members and Louisville police officers enforcing a curfew “reasonably believed” the victim, a popular restaurant owner, “posed an immediate threat.”

[TRENDING NEWS] Protesters Gather in Brooklyn to Rally for Changes to Policing

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Author: BY REUTERS - Publish Date: May 26, 2021 at 08:21AM Protesters marched in Brooklyn on Tuesday to commemorate George Floyd, who was killed in police custody one year ago, and to build momentum for changes and accountability in policing.

[TRENDING NEWS] Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting: Videos Cast Doubt on Police Use of Force

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Author: BY CHRISTOPH KOETTL AND CAROLINE KIM - Publish Date: May 22, 2021 at 04:00PM A Times review of videos of Andrew Brown Jr.’s fatal shooting in North Carolina casts doubt on whether the use of lethal force was justified.

[TRENDING NEWS] Video Footage of Death of Black Man in South Carolina Jail Stirs Outrage

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Author: BY RICHARD FAUSSET - Publish Date: May 15, 2021 at 07:55AM The death of Jamal Sutherland after officers tried to remove him from his cell using pepper spray and Tasers raised calls for changes in the treatment in custody of the mentally ill.

[TRENDING NEWS] Former Police Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges in George Floyd’s Death

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Author: BY KATIE BENNER AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS - Publish Date: May 8, 2021 at 06:11AM The indictment was a rare instance of police officers facing accusations of federal civil rights violations.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Here We Are Again’: Police Killings Loom Over Andrew Brown Funeral

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Author: BY WILL WRIGHT - Publish Date: May 4, 2021 at 07:24AM Mr. Brown’s family was joined by relatives of other Black people killed by the police, including George Floyd and Daunte Wright.

[TRENDING NEWS] N.J. Teacher Suspended After Calling George Floyd a ‘Criminal’

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Author: BY AMANDA ROSA - Publish Date: May 1, 2021 at 04:00PM The New Jersey high school teacher, Howard Zlotkin, has been suspended with pay after appearing to target Black students in an online class.

[TRENDING NEWS] 7 Deputies Placed on Leave After Fatal Shooting of Black Man in North Carolina

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Author: BY MICHAEL LEVENSON - Publish Date: April 24, 2021 at 10:14AM Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday joined growing calls for the release of body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City.

[TRENDING NEWS] Justice Dept. Opens Broad Inquiry Into Minneapolis Police

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Author: BY KATIE BENNER - Publish Date: April 22, 2021 at 06:53AM The investigation was a sign that President Biden intends to wield federal law enforcement as a tool to combat police abuses.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden and Harris on the Chauvin Trial Verdict

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: April 21, 2021 at 08:34AM The president and the vice president addressed the nation on Tuesday evening.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden Calls Chauvin Verdict a ‘Much Too Rare’ Moment of Justice

Author: BY KATIE ROGERS - Publish Date: April 21, 2021 at 08:27AM President Biden has been outspoken about George Floyd’s death, and on Tuesday he called it “murder in full light of day.”

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘God Knows What’s Going to Happen’: Minneapolis Braces for Verdict in Floyd’s Death

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Author: BY TIM ARANGO - Publish Date: April 19, 2021 at 02:00PM Businesses boarded up and residents held their breath, fearing a repeat of last year’s unrest if the jury brings back a decision that the public sees as unjust.

[TRENDING NEWS] Hundreds March in Chicago, Protesting Police Shooting of Adam Toledo, 13

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Author: BY JULIE BOSMAN AND ELLEN ALMER DURSTON - Publish Date: April 17, 2021 at 09:25AM The boy was fatally shot in March after a police chase in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.

[TRENDING NEWS] As protests against police violence surge, Florida passes a bill to combat ‘public disorder.’

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Author: BY MICHAEL LEVENSON - Publish Date: April 16, 2021 at 08:35AM Critics call the measure racist and anti-democratic, and say it could criminalize peaceful demonstrations.

[TRENDING NEWS] Fourth Night of Daunte Wright Protests

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Author: BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND REUTERS - Publish Date: April 15, 2021 at 10:38AM Protesters gathered outside the police station in Brooklyn Center, Minn., for a fourth night to protest the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black man shot by a police officer during a traffic stop on Sunday.

[TRENDING NEWS] Rage Is the Only Language I Have Left

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Author: BY CHARLES M. BLOW - Publish Date: April 15, 2021 at 07:32AM Society has become horribly desensitized to police killings of Black men.