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McDonald, a 17-year-old Chicago teen, was shot 16 times in 2014 by officer Jason Van Dyke. McDonald's death lit a long simmering fire within Chicago that led to protests, calls for Emanuel's resignation, the termination of former superintendent Garry McCarthy, and a Justice Department probe.

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday closed a probe prompted by the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray. It concluded Baltimore police officers regularly violate the constitutional rights of Black residents through the use of excessive force, unlawful searches and arrests, and racial discrimination.

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The 37-year-old singer has been part of several conversations concerning police brutality in the Black community.

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Alicia Keys gave a moving performance during day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

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The internet spent the day digesting Jordan's response, divided between ecstatic to cautious because of his long storied history with distancing himself from social justice issues. Jordan's persona at times appeared to be "business first," and his silence in regards to previous police shootings stirred up strong frustrations.

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One of the biggest stars in the world is speaking out about the recent racially driven shootings taking place in America. Michael Jordan has never been one to address certain issues, but the NBA legend released a statement on Monday, condemning recent violence across the United States, the shootings of African-Americans, and the targeting of […]

The violence toward unarmed black bodies when dealing with police has become impossible to ignore. There seems to be a rapid-fire release of video evidence…

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The charges sound foolish, but do they sound familiar? Ramsey Orta was also arrested after filming Eric Garner's death.

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  A Black Cincinnati police officer is under investigation by his department for a Facebook post that essentially delivers what is commonly known in the Black community as “the talk.” In the since-deleted post, officer Freddie Vincent urged friends and family to comply with the demands of White officers if stopped “because they are looking for a […]

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The inexperienced jailer confessed to Bland's lawyers that he forged jail records -- confirming he'd checked on Bland an hour before her death, when he really had not.

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The Indiana Fever, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury, were fined $5,000, while players were fined $500 each for wearing black Adidas shirts, according to ESPN.

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Over the course of the last week, NewsOne was forced to revisit our gallery that lists the shooting deaths of Black men killed during police encounters, to add the names of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, while also documenting the two-year anniversary of Eric Garner's death.