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Police in Columbus, Ohio, are being reviewed by the Justice Department
A white officer shot Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, fatally as she waved a knife on a lady in April, prompting Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein to seek the assistance of the
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Legislation aimed at reforming the criminal justice system in New York will be named for Michael K. Williams
This week, the late Michael K. Williams passed away, leaving behind a new criminal justice reform bill named in his honor
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Dylan Roof appeals his death sentence for a second time
White man Dylann Roof is challenging the ruling upholding his death sentence as a result of shooting nine Black parishioners in a church while they prayed.
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The Amazon employee was terminated after being called the N-word by white residents
White man Dylann Roof is challenging the ruling upholding his death sentence as a result of shooting nine Black parishioners in a church while they prayed.
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The Exonerated Five member, Dr. Yusef Salaam, will run for the Harlem state Senate seat
Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam, who is planning to run for office in New York, has announced his intentions. The New York Daily News reports that Salaam is in an extremely competitive race for
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The new voting restrictions signed by Gov. Greg Abbott take effect in Texas
The Texas governor signed into law an election reform bill on Tuesday (Sept. 7), a measure that Democrats have opposed for months. Republicans like the governor and other conservatives in Texas
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The district attorney is being sued for wrongful prosecution by a black man
The Black man Curtis Flowers has sued the district attorney who convicted him six times for 23 years of wrongfully imprisoning him. The complaint was filed on Friday (Sept. 3) and included Montgomery
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In the death of Elijah McClain, 3 police officers and 2 paramedics have been indicted
As of Wednesday (Sept. 1), a grand jury indicted three police officers and two paramedics for the death of Elijah McClain. In Aurora, Colorado, in 2019, a Black 23-year-old was found dead in a
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