Three police officers who fatally shot Taylor, 26, inside her home while she was asleep, have not been criminally charged in her death.
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Hundreds protest in Pennsylvania after officer uses knee to restrain man
Activists against police brutality express outrage and demanding accountability after video emerged over the weekend of an officer putting his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside a hospital.
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Legal experts review Black Minnesota teen’s life sentence
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who was top prosecutor in Hennepin County during Myon Burrell’s sentencing, says she welcomes and supports the panel.
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Photos: Black Lives Matter protest calls for police reforms
About 100 people peacefully fully protested for BLM and police reforms in Augusta Sunday.
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Teenagers lead the way in Black Lives Matter movement
Nationally and in Maine, young people of color are leading protests and asking their local leaders to address systemic racism.
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Puerto Rico questions Spain’s legacy as statues tumble across U.S.
Activists demand that monuments to Columbus and Ponce de León be removed as symbols of oppression.
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Tucker Carlson writer resigns from Fox News after racist posts revealed
Blake Neff used a pseudonym to write bigoted comments about Black and Asian people, as well as women, on the online forum AutoAdmit.
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Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate
Health experts have warned of a looming mental health crisis – but doctors and researchers say the issues reverberate deeper among Black people.
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Homeland Security gets new role under Trump monument order
Now it is in the role of supporting Trump’s law-and-order campaign, raising questions about overstepping the duties of local law enforcement.
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New York City mayor helps paint Black Lives Matter in front of Trump Tower
Trump responded via Twitter that the mural would denigrate “this luxury Avenue” and “further antagonize New York’s Finest.”