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University of Cincinnati Officer Charged With Murder of Sam Dubose; ‘He Purposely Killed Him,’ Prosecutor Says
Updated Wed., July 29, 3:15 p.m. EDT: Officer Ray Tensing is in custody and reportedly broke down in tears when he was notified that he was being charged with murder in the death of Samuel Dubose, according to his lawyer, Stew Mathews, NBC 12 reports. Tensing reportedly turned himself in and will be arraigned Friday, according to…
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Amid Rumors, Jail Releases Video of Sandra Bland Before Her Death
In an attempt to dispel rumors that Sandra Bland was dead when she arrived at the Waller County jail, Texas officials released some three hours of footage showing the 28-year-old’s arrival at the jail. According to the Associated Press, rumors on social media have spread far and wide that Bland may have been dead when…
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Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Never Met With Freddie Gray’s Family: Report
Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts did not meet with the family of Freddie Gray after the 25-year-old’s death in police custody in April, a claim that he made on several occasions, according to the family’s attorney. According to the Baltimore Sun, once the Gray family’s attorney William H. Murphy Jr. found out that Batts…
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Watch: Ga. Child’s Birthday Turns Tense as Men With Confederate Flags Threaten to Kill ‘N–gers’
On Saturday a black child’s birthday party in Douglasville, Ga., took a racist turn after, witnesses say, several men driving Confederate-flag-bearing pickup trucks interrupted the gathering and began yelling racial slurs and threats at the partygoers. “One had a gun, saying he was gonna kill the [racial slur],” Melissa Alford, who hosted the party at…
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NYC Principal Commits Suicide After Test-Score Scandal Exposed
The principal of Teachers College Community School in West Harlem reportedly threw herself in front of an oncoming train after a whistleblower notified the New York City Department of Education that she had altered third-graders’ test scores. According to the New York Post, Jeanene Worrell-Breeden’s death April 17 came less than 24 hours after the…
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37-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Cleveland Jail: Update
Updated Monday, July 27, 6 p.m. EDT: Ralkina Jones, 37, of Cleveland argued with an ex outside a Save-a-Lot store in Cleveland Heights Friday before she was arrested and charged with “assault, domestic violence, endangering a child and criminal mischief,” according to CBS 5. According to Cleveland Heights police officials who spoke with the news…
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Cleveland Police Pepper-Spray Black Lives Matter Conference Attendees
What started as a peaceful gathering at the first Black Lives Matter conference to discuss police brutality against African Americans ended with a 14-year-old boy being arrested and several conference attendees being pepper-sprayed by police. The National Convening of the Movement for Black Lives began Friday at Cleveland State University and was ending Sunday when…
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Newark, NJ, Mayor Ras Baraka Likened to Gorilla in Reported Facebook Exchange Between 2 Cops
Newark, N.J., police are investigating an alleged Facebook exchange between a onetime city police officer and an active-duty city police lieutenant in which “Ras Baraka, the city’s African-American mayor, is referred to as a gorilla,” the Star-Ledger reports. According to the Star-Ledger, the reported incident, a screenshot of which was sent to police officials, violates the…
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Sandra Bland’s Mother Speaks: ‘She Was Excited About the Next Chapter in Her Life’
The mother of Sandra Bland told the Rev. Al Sharpton, in an exclusive interview with MSNBC’s PoliticsNation, that she doesn’t believe the current investigation into her daughter’s death will lead to the truth. For those answers, she is looking to God. “I have confidence in God and knowing that he is in control and he…
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Kindra Chapman's Family Believes She Committed Suicide
Kindra Chapman’s family believe that the 18-year-old, who was found dead in a Alabama jail cell last week, committed suicide by hanging herself with a bed sheet, AL.com reports. “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support for Kindra. We are devastated that she is gone, and we miss her terribly,” the family noted…