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  • Antonio Cromartie's Wife Believes Team Let Him Go Because of Protest

    The Indianapolis Colts released cornerback Antonio Cromartie last month, and his wife says she thinks she knows why: his protest during the national anthem. Terricka Cason Cromartie took to Instagram to respond to Colts owner Jim Irsay’s comments that NFL games aren’t the place for protest. “You are nothing more than an entertainer. Just shut…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Students Walk Out of Lecture After Professor Says Everyone Descends From Africa

    Some students from Texas State University in San Marcos got up and left their lecture hall after their professor, Jon McGee, said that all people originated from Africa, The Tab reports. Apparently the day’s lesson was supposed to be on race. He began talking about the Black Lives Matter movement and how it had come about…

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    The Root Staff

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  • NYC Police Officer Kills 66-Year-Old Mentally Ill Black Woman

    A police officer shot and killed a mentally ill 66-year-old black woman in her Bronx, N.Y., apartment Tuesday night. The incident calls into question the New York City Police Department’s use of force and the protocol that should be followed when dealing with “emotionally disturbed” people, The Atlantic reports. The victim, identified as Deborah Danner,…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Protesters Sue El Cajon, Calif., Its Police Over Arrests at Alfred Olango Vigil 

    Several protesters who were arrested at a vigil for Alfred Olango in El Cajon, Calif., on Oct. 1 have filed a lawsuit, accusing police of violating their civil rights by wrongfully ordering them to disperse, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Protesters insist that the protest was peaceful and that they were only ordered to leave…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Mom of Kalief Browder Dies of a 'Broken Heart' 

    The mother of Kalief Browder, who killed himself after spending three traumatic years in New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, has died of a “broken heart,” her lawyer told the New York Daily News Sunday. Venida Browder, 63, died Friday at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York City’s Bronx borough from complications of a heart…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • The ‘We Love You’ Project Embraces Black Men  

    Frustrated by the recent deaths of black men at the hands of the police, Washington, D.C.-based photographer Bryon Summers felt the need to do something to change the image of black men. Admittedly, he’s not a marching kind of guy, but he absolutely believes in the power of protest and making himself “heard.” His personal…

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    The Root Staff

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  • LeSean McCoy Wants to Invite Cops to Upcoming Game as a Thank-You

    Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is on his “Can’t we all just get along?” ish. On Wednesday, McCoy told reporters that he planned to bring 15 to 20 police officers to Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, or their next game, as a thank-you for all the hard work they do. “Just an…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Seattle Teachers Plan Black Lives Matter Demonstration

    Teachers in the Seattle Public Schools district have planned a Black Lives Matter event next week to coincide with an effort by the school district to close the gap of opportunity between students of different races. KIRO 7 reports that about 1,000 teachers have ordered Black Lives Matter T-shirts that will be worn Oct. 19…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Department of Justice to Begin Collecting Data on Use of Force by Police 

    The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it will begin collecting data on deadly police encounters nationwide, starting early next year, the New York Times reports. As the report notes, it marks the beginning of the most ambitious effort the federal government has ever made to track police use of force, coming after the nation…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Independent Autopsy Shows Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot in Back and Abdomen

    The family of a black man shot and killed by a North Carolina police officer last month released details from an independent autopsy showing that the victim suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the back and abdomen, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, attorneys for the family of Keith Lamont Scott said in a…

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    Breanna Edwards

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