By AFRO Staff Black Lives Matter D.C. demanded justice in the fatal shooting of An’Twan Gilmore. Gilmore, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot by Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police (MPD) early on Aug. 25. He died in an area hospital. Police allegedly approached Gilmore while he was sleeping in his BMW, before firing ten shots at […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver the Eulogy for Alvin Motley, the unarmed Black Chicago man shot to death in Memphis over loud music by a White security guard/former cop
Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver the eulogy for Alvin Motley, who was allegedly shot and killed by a white security guard over loud music. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo) Chicago, Illinois— Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of National Action Network (NAN), has been asked to deliver the eulogy for Alvin Motley, a Chicago […]
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Report: Till slaying still being investigated 65 years later
This undated photo shows Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old black Chicago teen, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 1955 after he allegedly whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the killing of Till, the Black teenager whose slaying 65 years ago in Mississippi sparked outrage and […]
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Activists demand federal charges and DOJ investigation as 5-year anniversary of Korryn Gaines shooting approaches
Korryn Gaines, a Baltimore County woman shot by police in 2016. By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Family members of Korryn Gaines, a Baltimore County woman shot by police in 2016, are still demanding justice and the $38 million awarded by a jury for the homicide. Relatives are calling for federal charges against Royce […]
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‘Miss you.’ Floyd’s daughter speaks at Chauvin’s sentencing
In this image taken from video, Gianna Floyd, daughter of George Floyd is seen Friday, June 25, 2021, during victim impact statements as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over the sentencing of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin was being sentenced Friday on a second-degree murder […]
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‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
This image from video from Louisiana state police state trooper Dakota DeMoss’ body-worn camera, shows trooper Kory York grabbing the leg shackles and dragging Ronald Greene on his stomach on May 10, 2019, outside of Monroe, La. The video obtained by The Associated Press shows Louisiana state troopers stunning, punching and dragging the Black man […]
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Federal Grand Jury indicts Chauvin, other officers in George Floyd death
Chauvin, Thao, Kueng, and the fourth officer, Thomas Lane, all face a charge for failing to give Floyd medical aid. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today’s federal indictment for criminal, civil rights violations associated with the murder of George Floyd reinforces the strength and wisdom of the […]
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Judge will consider longer sentence for Derek Chauvin due to ‘particular cruelty’ and other aggravating factors
Derek Chauvin being handcuffed and led out of the courtroom following the guilty verdict on April 20. (Washington Post / YouTube) by MSR News Online Judge Peter Cahill ruled in favor of four out of five aggravating factors presented by the prosecution for the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. […]
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Nation’s first Bill to extend victim services to survivors of police brutality
The California Senate’s Committee on Public Safety this week unanimously passed SB 299. Authored by Senator Connie Leyva (SD-20), which would extend services to victims of police violence and expand eligibility for survivors of homicide victims. POST NEWS GROUP — Police reports and opinion can also prevent families of homicide victims from obtaining compensation, without […]
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Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records
In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, Jennell Black, mother of Anton Black, looks at a collection of her son’s belongings at her home in Greensboro, Md. Anton Black, 19, died after a struggle with three officers and a civilian outside the home in September 2018. Cases involving police use of force often include questions […]
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Ben Crump: `Black America’s attorney general’
In this Thursday, June 4, 2020 file photo, attorney Ben Crump attends a memorial service for George Floyd at North Central University in Minneapolis. Hollywood celebrities, musicians and political leaders gathered in front of the golden casket of Floyd, whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) By Aaron Morrison […]
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Mourners attend viewing for Black man shot by N. Carolina deputies
Members of Andrew Brown Jr.’s family gather for a group photo in front of a mural painted in memory of him, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Elizabeth City, N.C. Public viewings were held Sunday for Brown in Hertford and then in Elizabeth City, where Brown was shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies serving warrants. (Chris […]