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Police Declare 'Riot' In Portland, Ore. After Breonna Taylor Decision
Police said a crowd grew to nearly 300 people at one point, and skirmishes broke out between protesters and law enforcement. Thirteen people were arrested.
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Grand jury indicts an officer in Breonna Taylor case, but not for her death
Following months of outrage, activism and anticipation, a Kentucky grand jury has decided to indict one of the three Louisville Metro Police Department officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in March.
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Kentucky Grand Jury Indicts 1 Of 3 Officers Over Breonna Taylor Killing
The grand jury did not announce charges against the other two officers involved. Demonstrators have long called for the officers to face criminal charges.
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Uncle Ben's Changing Name To Ben's Original After Criticism Of Racial Stereotyping
"We understand the inequities that were associated with the name and face of the Uncle Ben's brand and ... we have committed to change," the parent company said in a statement.
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Breonna Taylor's Mother: 'I Won't Go Away. I'll Still Fight'
Tamika Palmer says she wants the officers who killed her daughter to be charged. "Even in the very beginning of this year, she kept saying 2020 was her year," she said. "And she was absolutely right."
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Louisville Agrees To $12 Million Settlement With Breonna Taylor's Family
Officials also announced a series of police reforms to be adopted by Louisville Metro Police Department. Taylor was killed by police in March.
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4 Houston Police Officers Fired Over Fatal Shooting Of Nicolas Chavez
"You don't get to shoot somebody 21 times," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter in April. "I cannot defend that."
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Oklahoma Lawsuit Seeks Reparations In Connection To 1921 Tulsa Massacre
As many as 300 African American residents were slaughtered when white mobs descended on Tulsa's Greenwood district nearly a century ago. The lead plaintiff is a 105-year-old survivor of the massacre.
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Peaceful Protests In Kenosha, Wis., As Demonstrators Remember Shooting Victims
The shootings of the three protesters appeared to change the tenor of demonstrations on Wednesday night. The protests had turned violent a night earlier when a gunman killed two people.
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Man Shot By Kenosha Police 'Paralyzed From The Waist Down,' Family Lawyer Says
Attorney Benjamin Crump tweeted the news of Jacob Blake's condition Tuesday afternoon and added he was praying it is not permanent. Blake was shot in the back by police in Wisconsin on Sunday.