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Johannes Mehserle

(L-R) Actors Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer, director Ryan Coogler and producer Forest Whitaker attend the Grey Goose Blue Door 'Fruitvale' Dinner on January 19, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Grey Goose)

Oscar Grant film a smash at Sundance FIlm Fest

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - 'Fruitvale', a narrative film that depicts the last 24-hours of Oscar Grant's life, ending with his shooting death by a transit officer, is one of the most buzzed-out films premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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In Oakland, Oscar Grant’s uncle continues the fight

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VIDEO - These days, Cephus "Uncle Bobby" Johnson is a regular at nearly every community event in Oakland, Ca...
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Transit agency to pay $1.3M to Oscar Grant's mom

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OAKLAND (AP) - John Burris, the family attorney for Oscar Grant, says Bay Area Rapid Transit reached the settlement with Wanda Johnson on Tuesday...
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Officer in Grant shooting begins unsupervised parole

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Johannes Mehserle, who served one year of a two-year sentence, was released under California's non-revocable parole law...
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SF Bay transit cop convicted in killing released

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A white former San Francisco Bay area transit officer convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man that has drawn continuing protest was released from jail early Monday...
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Why the Oscar Grant shooting still hits a nerve

Mychal Denzel Smith
OPINION - The juxtaposition of Obama's election and the cold-blooded killing of an unarmed 22 year-old at the hands of police was a reminder of just how far from a 'post-racial' society we were...
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Protesters gather in Oakland over ex-cop's release

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OAKLAND, Calif (AP) - Under a heavy police presence, the protesters held a peaceful demonstration near City Hall as they vented their continued frustration before Johannes Mehserle's scheduled release...
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Ex-cop in Oscar Grant shooting death to be released

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Johannes Mehserle is scheduled to be set free Monday from a Los Angeles County jail where he served his time after his high-profile trial was moved to Southern California last year...
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Oakland preps for Oscar Grant shooter's potential summer release

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And Oakland community organizers who pressed Alameda County prosecutors to bring charges against him immediately after the killing are mobilizing again for Mehserle's potential release from jail...
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Ex-transit officer denied bail in Oscar Grant killing

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Superior Court Judge Robert Perry said Friday he didn't think any of the arguments made by the defense met the legal standard for freeing Mehserle...
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