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A Detroit-area officer who assaulted a Black man after an arrest pleads guilty
WARREN, Mich. — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his…
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Hawaii police officer who alleged racial discrimination by chief settles for $350K, agrees to retire
HONOLULU — A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the police chief…
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Officer acquitted in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma is hired by neighboring sheriff’s office
OLYMPIA, Wash. — One of the three Tacoma police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel…
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Chance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V,’ dies in motorcycle crash at 27
Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died…
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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar…
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Paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain’s death spur changes for patients in police custody
DENVER — Medical responders across the U.S. are rethinking how they treat people in police custody after a jury last…
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Things to know about Minnesota’s new, non-racist state flag and seal
MINNEAPOLIS — Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag this…
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Judge allows new court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge has ruled that he will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a…
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Prolific Chicago sculptor whose public works explored civil rights dies at 88
CHICAGO — Richard Hunt, a prolific Chicago artist who was the first Black sculptor to receive a solo retrospective at…
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Confederate memorial to be removed in coming days from Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming…
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