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Louisville Police Chief Declares State Of Emergency In Anticipation Of Breonna Taylor Case Ruling

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 20201245

In anticipation of a ruling in the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor, the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) has ordered a state of emergency...

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Detroit Lions Players Cancel Practice Due to Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man in Wisconsin

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 26, 2020August 28, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 26, 2020August 28, 2020801

The Detroit Lions canceled practice Tuesday in response to the recent shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin...

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Detroit Police Officer Fatally Shoots Black Woman’s Dog In Her Gated Front Yard

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 24, 2020August 24, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 24, 2020August 24, 202042876

A Detroit police officer was caught on security video shooting a Black woman's dog in the confines of her yard earlier this month...

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White Wisconsin Police Officers Shoot Unarmed Black Man Seven Times in Front of His Children

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 24, 2020August 28, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 24, 2020August 28, 20207352

Another video that went viral shows an unarmed Wisconsin Black man being shot in the back multiple times by white police officers in front of...

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Georgia State Patrol Trooper Arrested and Charged With Felony Murder For Killing Black Man

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 18, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 18, 20201399

A Georgia State Patrol trooper has been arrested last week and charged with felony murder after he fatally shot a Black man during an attempted...

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Protests Erupt in Detroit Following Fatal Police Shooting of 20-Year-Old Hakim Littleton

Selena HillJuly 11, 2020July 12, 2020

by Selena HillJuly 11, 2020July 12, 202010231

Police officers arrested eight people during a protest in Detroit Friday night over the police shooting of a 20-year-old black man....

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A Still Necessary Lesson For Our Black Sons: The Police Are Not Your Friends

Alfred Edmond, Jr.July 6, 2016November 14, 2017

by Alfred Edmond, Jr.July 6, 2016November 14, 2017743

I was 14 when my mother first delivered "The Talk."...

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President Obama Releases Statement on the Death of Michael Brown

Courtney ConnleyAugust 13, 2014

by Courtney ConnleyAugust 13, 2014254

President Obama issues a statement on the death of unarmed Missouri teen Michael Brown...

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How Long Before We Forget About Trayvon Martin?

Anslem SamuelMarch 27, 2012September 29, 2012

by Anslem SamuelMarch 27, 2012September 29, 2012240

Following the death of Trayvon Martin everyone's rallying for justice, but will the activism last once a new trending topic arises? Is Trayvon Martin just...

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David Bannerâ€™s Thoughts On the #OccupyWallStreet Movement

David BannerNovember 16, 2011November 22, 2011

by David BannerNovember 16, 2011November 22, 2011296

As the two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement arrives, rapper/actor David Banner shares his first-hand perspective...