By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown The Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Elijah McClain’s mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears Sept. 22 after prosecutors showed video footage of the 23-year-old Black man pinned down by police officers during a fatal 2019 confrontation, which rose to prominence during nationwide protests over racial discrimination and […]
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Black youths suffer the most from gun violence in America
By Hazel Trice Edney (TRICE EDNEY NEWSWIRE) – Sierra Jenkins, a former news assistant for CNN and reporter with the Virginian Pilot newspaper, was headed for the peak of her career. Her colleagues praised her for her journalistic acumen and her respect for reporting excellence. But when her editor called her to assign her to […]
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Heroic intervention thwarts potential tragedy; gunman foiled in attempt to target Black church
Incident serves as grim reminder of America’s deeply rooted history of racism and the ongoing hate-fueled attacks against African Americans, even within the confines of their places of worship. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – In the small Ambridge, Pa. community, a quick-thinking witness and swift police response prevented a […]
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Ta’Kiya Young’s family urges officer’s arrest after video shows him killing the pregnant Black woman
By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities on Sept. 1 released bodycam video showing a police officer fatally shooting Ta’Kiya Young in her car in what her family denounced as a “gross misuse of power and authority” against the pregnant Black mother. Sean Walton, an attorney representing Young’s family, […]
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As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing
By staff of the Associated Press Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl has begun his senior year in high school. Next week, the man accused of shooting him will be in court. Yarl’s first day of school […]
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Sheriff provides first details of how a White man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store
By Russ Bynum and Aaron MorrisonThe Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 21-year-old White man fatally shot three Black people in Florida with guns he bought legally despite once being involuntarily committed for a mental health exam, the local sheriff said Aug. 27. Ryan Palmeter shot one of his victims as she sat in […]
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White man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime
By John Raoux, Terry Spencer and Trisha Ahmed, The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked White man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominantly Black neighborhood on Aug. 26 in a deliberate attack after leaving behind racist writings, officials said. The shooter then killed himself. “He […]
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Buffalo shooting survivors say social media companies and a body armor maker enabled the killer
By Michael HillThe Associated Press YouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, according to a pair of lawsuits announced Aug. 16. The complementary lawsuits filed by Everytown Law in state court […]
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Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre say their fight is not over
by Bria Overs, Word In Black The fight for reparations and justice isn’t over. The legal counsel and living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre plan to appeal after an Oklahoma judge threw out the lawsuit on July 7. Lessie Benningfield Randle, 108, Viola Fletcher, 109, and Hughes Van Ellis, 102, filed their suit […]
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Texas Walmart shooter gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty
By Morgan Lee and Paul J. Weber, The Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A White gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced July 7 to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death […]
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Public outrage sparks in France after Black teen killed by law enforcement
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com Several nights of protest and public outrage have followed the police-involved shooting of teen driver Nahel M. in France. Anti-riot officers dispersed tear gas to break up protests being held in Nanterre, France, in the slain 17-year old’s honor. Marchers rushed from the Nelson Mandela square, where a […]
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Arrest made in killing of Ajike Owens, Florida woman shot by her neighbor through closed door
By AFRO Staff An arrest has been made in the killing of a Florida Black woman, allegedly shot dead as she attempted to address an altercation that occurred between her children and a neighbor. “We have arrested 58-year-old Susan Lorincz for the killing of Ms. Ajike Owens,” announced Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods. “My detectives […]