“Use-of-Force Policies Called to Question as the Agency’s Culture of Violence is Unabashedly Taught to Children”
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Justice
Jury: $750,000 to Son of Dontaze Storey, Killed by LAPD
Five years after Koreatown resident Dontaze Storey was murdered in cold blood by LAPD officers on 3rd Street, a jury in a civil trial has awarded his son (then unborn, now four years old) $750,000 …
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Harriet Tubman: A Great Liberator and A Great Woman
Harriet Tubman: A Great Liberator and A Great Woman Harriet Tubman quotes, a glimpse of her story: I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductor…
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Investigations Force Feds to Revisit Murders of Civil Rights Era – COLORLINES
There were many more killings than those of activists. A Louisiana black businessman’s murder is the latest case reporters have reopened.
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Firemen on leave after refusal to help man
Two D.C. firefighters are on administrative leave following reports that they ignored pleas to help her dying father.
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Police slice off woman’s hair
Security cameras show police cutting off a woman’s weave at a Michigan jail. WXYZ’s Heather Catallo has the story.
Community Village‘s insight:
This police officer seems to think she has a right to do as she pleases with this person’s hair.
Our hair is part of our body and we have every right to not allow another person to touch or molest our body.
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Michael Dunn- Understanding the Man who Killed Jordan Davis (Part 3, the evidence)
Michael Dunn- Understanding the Man who Killed Jordan Davis (Part 3, the evidence) New evidence was released today in Michael Dunn’s criminal case for the murder of Jordan Davis and attempted murde…
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Treat Us All Like Justin Bieber!!
The Justin Bieber law enforcement experience is a remarkable one. Tell the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and police departments to treat ALL undocumented immigrants with the same sort of consideration and respect.
Community Village‘s insight:
Click through to sign the petition.
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Celebrating the 85th Birthday of Martin Luther King (Part I)
“Violence lies like molten lava beneath the surface of our society, just waiting to erupt. We can choose to be bystanders, cover our eyes and ears, or become pro-active to meet the challenge that Dr…”
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MLK’s Dream Of Economic Equality Is Still Far From Realized
Some of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams have certainly come true. But when it comes to closing the economic gap between black and white Americans, we’ve got a long way to go.
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