Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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The fired Atlanta police officer who fatally shot 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks on Friday (June 12) has been charged with felony murder, a prosecutor confirmed on Wednesday. Brooks was killed after being shot by an APD officer while attempting to flee an arrest. Per an official press release from the Georgia…
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Police are investigating a burning cross found at a teenage Black Lives Matter protestor's home in Virginia. Marion police said on Monday that an "intense fire" was seen on Sunday coming from a barrel in front of a Marion home. However, when officers responded to put out the blaze, they…
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Over Friday (June 12), the US was rocked by the death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, who was killed after being shot by police officers in Atlanta while attempting to flee an arrest. Per an official press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, APD officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Bronsan…
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Quaker Oats announced on Wednesday that the Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will be getting a new name and image, after they acknowledged that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype." The brand, which has been in production for 130 years, features a black woman…
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In the last few weeks, white women such as Amy Cooper and Lisa Alexander have found themselves going viral online after they have been recorded calling the cops on people of color in situations where they really didn't have to. Social media has since nicknamed people who do so "Karen"…
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A bride has been widely criticized on Reddit after posting a photo standing next to a "Brides Lives Matter" sign. Posting on the website’s Wedding Shaming subreddit, Reddit user @u/funnygal1224 shared a photo of a white woman wearing a wedding dress and posing under an outdoor tent which had the…
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An investigation has been launched into the case of a black officer who intervened after a white colleague put a suspect in a chokehold. The incident took place in November 2006 when former Buffalo police officer Cariol Horne saw one of her white colleagues choking a black man. Horne explained…
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The heartbreaking moment a ten-year-old black boy hid from a passing police car has been caught on CCTV. The footage showed 10-year-old Eliah playing basketball outside his home in Trumbull, Connecticut, however, when a police car passes by, he immediately hides. The footage was subsequently shared online last Friday by…
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The 75-year-old protester who was pushed to the ground by officers from the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team suffered a broken skull and is still unable to walk, his attorney has stated. On June 4, cell phone footage showing Martin Gugino being shoved to the ground by Buffalo police…
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At least two callers and a dispatcher expressed concern about Minneapolis police officers' use of force with George Floyd, according to dispatch recordings and transcripts released by the city's police department on Monday, per CNN. Floyd, a black man, was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25, for reportedly…
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Producer and actor Tyler Perry has offered to pay all funeral expenses for Rayshard Brooks, family attorney Chris Stewart said per CNN. Yesterday, singer Justin Timberlake took to Instagram to pay tribute to Brooks. Timberlake wrote; "As a dad, this photo hurts. #RayshardBrooks was a father of three girls...1, 2,…
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Warning: the content in this article may be considered graphic by some readers. Michael Jackson's niece, Yasmine Jackson, has taken to Instagram to share dramatic pictures on Instagram after she was allegedly stabbed seven times by a woman who used a racial slur. The 25-year-old, who works as a nurse,…
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Oluwatoyin Salau, a 19-year-old who protested at the Black Lives Matter protests in Tallahassee, Florida, has been found dead. Her family confirmed the death on Monday morning, per the Tallahassee Democrat. Salau was reportedly found dead on Saturday night after she went missing over a week ago, on June 6.…
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It has been three weeks since the death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old's death following his arrest by Minneapolis police officers sparked a wave of protests - some peaceful, some violent - across the US and in major cities across the world, as people called out the systemic injustices carried…
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A customer in a bagel store coughed on a fellow shopper during an argument over wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York. In a Facebook post about the incident, which occurred on the 6th of June, Ally Goodbaum said she noticed that…
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Over the weekend, the US has been rocked by the death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, who was killed after being shot by police officers in Atlanta while attempting to flee an arrest. Now, singer and actor Justin Timberlake has taken to social media to pay his respects to Brooks, along…
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A white woman has been captured on film smashing up her neighbor's car with two hammers before yelling "go back to Mexico!" The incident took place in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, with the footage later being uploaded to Twitter by the owner of the car, Edy Perez, who revealed that he…
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A man from Tulsa was arrested on Sunday after police say he left his children inside a locked truck for five hours, per Fox 23. The news outlet reports that 31-year-old Dustin Lee Dennis is facing two counts of second degree murder after his children, who were both under the…
