President Barack Obama wants the nation’s police officers to wear body cameras to document violent confrontations that all too often lead to the deaths of…

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The Department of Justice has announced a new set of  rules to help curb racial profiling by federal law enforcement officials. These guidelines instruct federal law…

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I had no earthly desire to leave my home Wednesday after hearing that once again, another grand jury let another white police officer get away with…

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  Rev. Al Sharpton  talked to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the lack of indictment in the case of Eric Garner in Staten Island…

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In the aftermath of a Staten Island grand jury’s decision not to indict a New York Police Department officer in the chokehold death of Eric…

VIA Urban Daily A Staten Island grand jury has chosen not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantoleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. Black and unarmed, the 43-year-old was killed in July as officers attempted to arrest him for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. This is the second time in two weeks that a grand jury […]

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UPDATED, 3:57 PM EST, 12-3-14:  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio late-Wednesday cancelled a scheduled appearance at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in Manhattan, his…

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As the family of Eric Garner awaits the grand jury’s decision, they remain steadfast that any protests following the verdict will be peaceful. 18-year-old Eric Snipes…

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Nearly a week after fallout from a grand jury’s decision in the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a panel in…

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In the midst of the fight for justice for Michael Brown, John Crawford, Eric Garner and others, young activists are calling for older more established…