By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press Dylann Roof’s death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation should be upheld and […]
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Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison
By Russ Bynum, The Associated Press The White man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in a Georgia neighborhood says he fears he will be […]
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DOJ Charges Officers in Death of Breonna Taylor
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Say her name. Breonna Taylor’s family may finally get justice after the Department of Justice charged four current and former […]
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Video shows Akron police kill Black man in hail of gunfire
By Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed […]
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Mass shooting survivors recount their experiences in Gun Violence hearings before Congressional committee
By Special to the AFRO Various mass shooting survivors told their stories during a gun violence hearing on June 8. This is following last week’s congressional gun hearing in Texas, […]
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Police stops of Black people often filled with fear, anxiety
By Corey Williams and Aaron Morrison, The Associated Press The video seems clear: Patrick Lyoya disobeyed an officer during a traffic stop, tried to run, then wrestled with the officer […]
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A look back at ‘Bloody Sunday’ and its impact on American rights
By AFRO Staff The date was March 7, 1965. Change was hot on the heels of Jim Crow and even the Alabama heat beating overhead and steaming from the pavement […]
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No Conviction for Brett Hankison, sole officer to face charges stemming for shooting in Breonna Taylor’s apartment
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor On March 3, 2022, the sole officer to face charges for shooting through the apartment leased to Breonna Taylor in March 2020, was found […]
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Black women hold protest in Bridgeport, demand police reform
The Associated Press Black women and their supporters held a protest march in Connecticut’s largest city on Feb. 19, demanding police and government reforms amid accusations of racial insensitivity by […]
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Amir Locke laid to rest
By Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Amir Locke, an aspiring singer and entrepreneur who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on Feb. 2 during a no-knock raid, was remembered as sharp and […]
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Viral Movements: How internet activism changed the world
By Nadia Reese Special to the AFRO Everyone has interacted with social media in some way. Primarily used to connect people from around the world, recently, the social platforms have […]
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A year after death of mentally ill SC inmate, Black family still seeking charges
By Michelle Liu The Associated Press/Report for America The family of a mentally ill Black man who died after South Carolina jail employees repeatedly stunned him and then kneeled on […]