Politics
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White Liberal Tears and Racism From Parents in Response to Seattle Teachers Wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-Shirts
Last October, teachers in the Seattle Public Schools district planned a Black Lives Matter in the Seattle Public Schools event that consisted of wearing T-shirts with the slogan printed on them, despite the fact that a similar effort at Seattle’s John Muir Elementary in September was met with criticism, hate mail and threats of violence.…
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Mother of 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Joins Lawsuit Against Officer, City in Son’s Death; Also Sues Father
The mother of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards on Friday filed to formally join the lawsuit against the city of Balch Springs, Texas, and ex-Police Officer Roy Oliver, who killed her son with a rifle as he was leaving a house party in April. According to the Dallas Morning News, Shaunkeyia Stephens’ suit alleges that the city…
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Resist! Thousands Flood the Streets After Not Guilty Verdict in Police Killing of Philando Castile
Thousands of angry, woke and fired-up Minnesotans took to the streets on Friday, hours after ex-Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of 32-year-old motorist Philando Castile nearly one year ago. The protesters gathered at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul, holding “Black Lives Matter” signs and chanting, “No…
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Minn. Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez Found Not Guilty on All Charges in the Shooting Death of Philando Castile
Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 5:04 p.m. EDT: The Associated Press reports that the city of St. Anthony plans to dismiss Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who has been acquitted in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 4:21 p.m. EDT: Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, expressed her outrage…
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Family of Terence Crutcher Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit, Seeks Police Reform
The family of Terence Crutcher is still seeking justice and filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday seeking damages and widespread reform of the Tulsa, Okla., Police Department. Crutcher was shot and killed in September by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby, who was later acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in the case before returning to a cushy…
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Black Lives Matter Chicago Files Lawsuit Demanding Federal Oversight of City’s Police Department
Lawyers for Black Lives Matter Chicago and other community groups filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday accusing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel of trying to cut “a back-room deal” with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and demanding federal oversight of the city’s Police Department. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that six individuals and seven community groups are…
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Defense Calls for but Doesn’t Get Mistrial After Bodycam Footage of Sylville Smith’s Fatal Shooting Is Shown in Court
During the Wednesday-afternoon session of former Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown’s reckless homicide trial in the death of Sylville Smith, the public was able to see for the first time the shooting that sparked two nights of unrest in the city in August 2016. The video clip is short and shows then-Milwaukee Police Officer Ndvia…
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2 Accomplices Plead Guilty in Shooting of BLM Activists at Jamar Clark Protest
Two men who were with convicted shooter Allen “Lance” Scarsella on Nov. 23, 2015, when he shot five Black Lives Matter activists at the Minneapolis 4th Precinct police station during a protest decrying the death of Jamar Clark pleaded guilty Monday, and prosecutors say they will seek jail time for both. Nathan Wayne Gustavsson, 23,…