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Rev. Al Sharpton Sets March On Washington For August In Commemoration Of 57th Anniversary

Rev. Al Sharpton has announced that he plans to lead a march in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 2020. Sharpton made his plans public when delivering the eulogy for George…

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Minneapolis City Council Votes To Dismantle Police Force; Mayor Jacob Frey Disapproves

The Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and create a new institution of public safety. “It shouldn’t have taken so much death to get us…

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2 Buffalo Police Officers Charged Following Protest; 57 Officers Resign In Response

Two Buffalo police officers have been suspended and charged with second-degree assault after a video appears to show a 75 year old man being pushed to the ground following an…

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Montana Man Charged With Disorderly Conduct After Video Shows Him Cursing At Peaceful Protesters

City prosecutors in Whitefish, Montana have charged Jay Snowden with disorderly conduct after a video showed him berating peaceful protesters last week. In the now viral video, Snowden can be…

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Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Suspended After Pushing A Protester As She Was Kneeling

A police officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been suspended after being caught on camera pushing a woman who was kneeling during a protest last week. “If it’s turned out…

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U.K. Protesters Remove Statue Of Slave Trader Edward Colston During Protest

The statue was unveiled in 1895 to honor Colston. Colston’s company, the Royal African Company, forced more than 100,000 enslaved people from West Africa to the North America in the…

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George Floyd’s Brother, Philonise Floyd, To Testify Before Congress On Wednesday

It may hard to believe, but it has only been two weeks since George Floyd was killed at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the fourteen days since…

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