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Trial of two former officers charged in George Floyd’s death delayed to 2023

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Attorney Ben Crump Holds Press Conference With Family Of Jalen Randle

Neighbors gather to demand justice for unarmed Jalen Randle, killed by an officer’s bullet to the neck 

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High court declines to hear appeal from Missouri couple who pointed guns at protesters outside their mansion 

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Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot

The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members were charged with seditious conspiracy for…
/ June 7, 2022

Chicago mayor says people charged with violent crimes ‘are guilty,’ should be denied bail

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said suspects are charged by states' attorneys on “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” standard, so they need…
/ June 7, 2022
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Atlanta rapper Trouble killed at age 34

Trouble, an Atlanta rapper who collaborated with Drake and The Weeknd, was killed on Sunday during a home invasion.
/ June 6, 2022

Judge delays decision on compensation for damaged Black Lives Matter mural

The two men accused in the Santa Cruz, California, case face charges of felony vandalism, reckless driving and a hate…
/ June 6, 2022

Pastor plotted to kill thousands of Black people with poisoned water, biological weapons, prosecutor said

Harry Johannes Knoesen was convicted of plotting to overthrow the South African government and to kill thousands of Black people.
/ June 6, 2022

Taser-equipped drone project on hold. Ethics board members resigned over weaponized drones in communities of color

Most of Axon's ethics board resigned over placing weaponized drones in communities of color. The device has been tabled.
/ June 6, 2022
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Husband of Metro Boomin’s mother allegedly kills her in murder-suicide

Leslie Joanne Wayne, mother of platinum-selling music producer Metro Boomin, was allegedly killed by her husband in a murder-suicide.
/ June 6, 2022

3 dead, 11 wounded in downtown Philadelphia shooting

Gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular downtown Philadelphia entertainment district.
/ June 5, 2022

No. Placing more officers in schools will not make Black students feel safer in the wake of mass shootings

Black students said their personal experiences with policing makes them uneasy about adding cops to schools to thwart school shootings.
/ June 5, 2022

White supremacists have carried out most of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil in the last five years

Elected leaders in some states are considering how to address the internet's role in radicalizing extremists.
/ June 4, 2022
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911 dispatcher who hung up on Buffalo store worker during shooting has been fired

The dispatcher who dismissed Latisha Rogers' 911 call during the Buffalo mass shooting was fired during a disciplinary hearing.
/ June 4, 2022

Ben Crump’s fight against racism and discrimination highlighted in ‘Civil’ trailer

The upcoming Netflix documentary produced by Kenya Barris is set to premiere later this month, and theGrio has a first…
/ June 3, 2022