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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota agency is investigating the shooting by a Minneapolis police officer of a black man suspected in an assault, an incident that sparked protests and prompted a community forum with the mayor and police chief. Accounts from some witnesses that the man was handcuffed when he was shot early Sunday […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A recent groundswell of protests on college campuses over race, sexual misconduct and other social issues has some civil libertarians worried that the prized principle of free speech could be sacrificed in the rush to address legitimate student grievances. The potential conflict between the protection of civil rights and the constitution’s […]
Medications in Jones' system, taken for a multitude of illnesses put the 37-year-old at risk for "sudden death".
Johari Osayi Idusuyi says she didn't plan to protest the event, but once she realized Trump wasn't advocating for minorities, she turned to her book.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Home video surveillance cameras caught images of the man who investigators believe broke into an Indianapolis home and fatally shot a pastor’s pregnant wife, police said Friday. City police Capt. Craig Converse said during a news conference that detectives haven’t identified the hoodie-wearing suspect in 28-year-old Amanda Blackburn’s death. He said the […]
A Houston mom, arrested this summer after leaving her children at a food court to attend a job interview, told Inside Edition in a recent interview that she loves her children despite the mistake.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department confirmed Nouman Raja's termination Wednesday. Raja, who was in plainclothes on the night of Oct. 18, shot and killed 31-year-old Corey Jones on the highway.
While society has made us think the thicker the better, one study is showing that black women and obesity rates are no laughing matter. ABC News reports: Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get people to watch their weight, and women have […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The sister of a man who died after three police officers in a small Virginia town repeatedly shocked him with stun guns says the officers should be criminally charged so her family can find justice. “They need to face the justice system the right way,” said Gwendolyn Smalls, the sister of […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — A white Cleveland police officer had no choice but to fatally shoot a 12-year-old black boy carrying a pellet gun, an expert on police use of force said in a report released publicly Thursday by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. Retired Florida police officer W. Ken Katsaris is the third expert who […]
BOSTON (AP) — It’s not always the slurs and the other out-and-out acts of racism. It’s the casual, everyday slights and insensitivities. Sheryce Holloway is tired of white people at Virginia Commonwealth University asking if they can touch her hair or if she knows the latest dance move. At Chicago’s Loyola University, Dominick Hall says […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — One of the University of Missouri’s first black law school graduates was appointed Thursday to lead the four-campus system through a tumultuous period of racial unrest, drawing praise from students who said he’s well-equipped to confront the problems they felt his predecessor largely ignored. Michael Middleton, 68, has spent 30 years […]
