Crime
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Sep- 2019 -17 September
Jeremiah Williams Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Family and church members gathered recently to participate in the 10th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in honor of Jeremiah Williams, who was shot and killed by…
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12 September
In One Section of Queens, Gun Violence Has Left Activists with Plenty of Work to Do
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "If young people who have experienced gun violence receive wraparound supports to empower them to fulfill their basic needs and sustain mental, physical, and economic health and…
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12 September
OP-ED: The Time is Now to Help Prevent Gun Violence in Urban Neighborhoods
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One of the things that I have done over the last 10 years – with the exception of 2018 – is host a dinner for the mothers…
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Aug- 2019 -25 August
Criminal Case Dismissed Against Black Lives Matter Leader
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — All criminal charges have been dismissed against a prominent local Black Lives Matter leader arrested after a raucous Los Angeles Police Commission meeting last year, her attorney…
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23 August
The Changing Demographics of Mass Incarceration
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD NEWS — The SPLC and many other advocates have shed light on how the criminal justice system criminalizes the poor and people of color and incarcerates them at disproportionate…
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22 August
L.A. County Woman Receives Governor’s Pardon
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Gov. Gavin Newsom has granted pardons to seven people, including Susan H. Burton, a former inmate from East L.A. who now helps other women transition from…
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21 August
Prosecution of minor marijuana cases ends
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — The number of states that have approved legalizing marijuana increases each year. Florida has taken another step in that direction. Prosecutors in Florida’s largest county say…
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20 August
Discussion Spotlights Vagaries of the Criminal Justice System and Media Complicity
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a recent afternoon, a distinguished group of panelists spent almost two hours in a conversation exploring the Central Park Five case, the public furor, the effects…
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20 August
After Five Years, NY Police Officer Who Chokes Eric Garner to Death on Video is Finally Fired
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In his August 19 announcement, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said he expects rank and file officers to be upset with him for firing Pantaleo. "If I was…
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20 August
Another Black Man Targeted, Tasered and Beaten by Police
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Slightly before midnight on the evening of July 6th, an unarmed Black man, Kedrick Crawford, 45, is seen on camera being unsuspectingly and undeservedly assaulted by Baytown…
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