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Police Shooting Near Minneapolis Sparks Protest

Cops Use Recycled Excuse After Daunte Wright Shooting

While addressing reporters on Monday, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said that Wright's death occurred after an officer made…
by Charise Frazier
08.26.21
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Honoring Mothers Of The Movement

On this Mother's Day, the influential Mothers of the Movement -- women whose children have been killed by law enforcement…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
09.07.21
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Concealed Evidence Reminds How Cops Are Killing Blacks

If you needed any reminder of the omnipresent danger Black folks continue to be in at the hands of police,…
by daviddtss
03.28.20
2016 Summer TCA Tour - Day 14

'Atlanta' On The Value Of Humanity

There's fierce advocacy for animal equality, but silence when it comes to the countless police shootings involving Black men and…
by Charise Frazier
09.30.16
Democratic National Convention: Day Two

Will Clinton Follow Through On Criminal Justice Reforms?

Supporters and critics alike are looking for Hillary Clinton to follow through on criminal justice reforms if she is elected…
by Jeff Mays
07.28.16
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Day 1: #CaravanForJustice Kicks Off in Oakland

“We are the only people who can speak for the dead. Their voices are heard through us.” — Stephanie Lightfoot-Bennett,…
by Zaineb Mohammed
04.17.21
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Delegation Of Grieving Mothers Tells Congress What It’s…

On Wednesday, a group of nine African American women, called the Delegation of Grieving Mothers, went before the House Judiciary committee…
by NewsOne Now
04.17.21
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NewsOne Minute: Whites Are Confident That Police Treat…

In the aftermath of the non-indictment verdicts in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases, police officials have felt the…
by NewsOne Staff
04.17.21
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Jamie Foxx Nails This Impersonation Of A Civil…

Yes, Jamie Foxx is known as an award-winning actor and a singer, but his origins as a comedian come through…
by Sheryl Huggins Salomon
04.17.21
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Fruitvale: Oscar Grant Film Wins Big At Sundance…

Fruitvale, the true story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, took home the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award prizes for U.S. Dramatic…
by Kirsten West Savali
06.19.19
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Oakland Cops Shoot Oscar Grant’s Cousin In The…

OAKLAND-More than two years after Oscar Grant was killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Joseph Mehserle, Grant’s…
by cganemccalla
06.19.19
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Oscar Grant Killer Back In Court In Separate…

Johannes Mehserle, the Oakland transit offer convicted of shooting and killing Oscar Grant on new years day in 2009, is…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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BART Stations Block Cellphone Service, Hackers Protest

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s mass transit system prepared for renewed protests Monday, a day after hackers angry over blocked…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Dead At 25! Oscar Grant’s Friend Fatally Shot…

One of the men traveling with Oscar Grant when he was shot and killed on a BART platform in 2009,…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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More Bloodshed! BART Police Shoot And Kill Man…

SAN FRANCISCO — A man reportedly armed with a knife on a Bay Area Rapid Transit station platform in San…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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BART Will Pay $1.3 Million To Oscar Grant's…

OAKLAND, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area transit agency Tuesday agreed to pay $1.3 million to the mother of…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Oscar Grant’s Family Denied Opportunity To Face Killer

OAKLAND, Calif — The family of Oscar Grant, who was gunned down while unarmed at a Oakland train station, is…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Early Release Of Oscar Grant Killer Sparks Protests…

OAKLAND, Calif. — About 300 protesters gathered in downtown Oakland on Sunday to show their anger over a former San…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Bail Denied! Oscar Grant’s Killer Headed To Jail

Los Angeles — A Los Angeles judge has denied bail for a white former transit officer sentenced to two years…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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152 Arrested For Protesting Oscar Grant Killer’s Sentencing

Police arrested 152 protesters who streamed through the streets Friday – some breaking windows and knocking down fences – after…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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