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In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse

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|Date: May 29, 2023
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In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse

By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – In a special New York Times piece this week, the nation’s prominent ...

By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – In a special New York Times piece this week, the nation’s prominent daily newspaper said it looked at “How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans,” speaking to ...

May 29, 2023
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Three Black Leaders Speak Out in CNN Opinion Piece about Black Traffic Stops by Police

Posted by Kimberly Torres
|Date: March 18, 2023
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Three Black Leaders Speak Out in CNN Opinion Piece about Black Traffic Stops by Police

By Kimberly Torres ATLANTA, GA - Three Black leaders offer their solution to decrease police brutality ag ...

By Kimberly Torres ATLANTA, GA - Three Black leaders offer their solution to decrease police brutality against the Black community in an opinion piece this past week on CNN. Patrick Gaspard is the pre ...

March 18, 2023
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Former Police Dept. Employee Claims ‘Messy Middle’ Will Solve Police Brutality Problems

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: March 07, 2023
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Former Police Dept. Employee Claims ‘Messy Middle’ Will Solve Police Brutality Problems

By Rena Abdusalam BALTIMORE, MD - Ganesha Martin, past employee for the Baltimore Police Department and a ...

By Rena Abdusalam BALTIMORE, MD - Ganesha Martin, past employee for the Baltimore Police Department and a current member of the Council on Criminal Justice, in a USA Today opinion piece said citizens ...

March 07, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

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|Date: February 26, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 202 ...

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was murdered after being stopped at a traffic light by five former Memphis poli ...

February 26, 2023
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Tyre Nichols Family Attorney Delivers Call to Action for ‘Justice’ against Police Brutality

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|Date: February 04, 2023
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Tyre Nichols Family Attorney Delivers Call to Action for ‘Justice’ against Police Brutality

By Caleigh Carlisle MEMPHIS, TN - During the funeral of Tyre Nichols, Benjamin Crump, Nichols’ family att ...

By Caleigh Carlisle MEMPHIS, TN - During the funeral of Tyre Nichols, Benjamin Crump, Nichols’ family attorney, delivered a call to action, demanding police officers face swift accountability for kill ...

February 04, 2023
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LAPD Officer Sentenced for Recorded Assault of Unarmed Man

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|Date: August 22, 2022
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LAPD Officer Sentenced for Recorded Assault of Unarmed Man

By Jazmine Colon LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Police Officer Frank Hernandez pleaded no contest to the o ...

By Jazmine Colon LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Police Officer Frank Hernandez pleaded no contest to the on-duty assault of an unarmed man that was recorded, Los Angeles County District Attorney George ...

August 22, 2022
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San Jose Police Cleared by District Attorney in Shooting Death of Unarmed Man

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|Date: July 28, 2022
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San Jose Police Cleared by District Attorney in Shooting Death of Unarmed Man

By The Vanguard Staff SAN JOSE, CA — Although the tactics of police were questioned by experts, three San ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN JOSE, CA — Although the tactics of police were questioned by experts, three San Jose police officers this week were cleared of criminal liability by the district attorney in ...

July 28, 2022
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LA Sheriff Accused of Hiding Details of Police Brutality in Complaint Filed by Former Assistant Chief

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|Date: May 03, 2022
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LA Sheriff Accused of Hiding Details of Police Brutality in Complaint Filed by Former Assistant Chief

By Daniella Espinoza LOS ANGELES, CA - On March 10, 2021, members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Of ...

By Daniella Espinoza LOS ANGELES, CA - On March 10, 2021, members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office found themselves in the middle of a high-tension situation when inmate Enzo Escalante alle ...

May 03, 2022
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Colorado Jury Finds Excessive Force by Police in Protests, Grants $14 Million to Plaintiffs

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|Date: March 31, 2022
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Colorado Jury Finds Excessive Force by Police in Protests, Grants $14 Million to Plaintiffs

By Catherine Hamilton and Daniella Espinoza DENVER, CO – A jury has concluded that police forces violated ...

By Catherine Hamilton and Daniella Espinoza DENVER, CO – A jury has concluded that police forces violated protesters’ constitutional rights in demonstrations against George Floyd’s murder almost two y ...

March 31, 2022
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Stangel Acquitted on Three Counts, Jury Hangs on Fourth Count as Historic Trial Comes to a Close

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|Date: March 08, 2022
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Stangel Acquitted on Three Counts, Jury Hangs on Fourth Count as Historic Trial Comes to a Close

DA’s Office Disappointed in the Verdict, but Appreciated That It Was a Difficult Case for the Jury By Dav ...

DA’s Office Disappointed in the Verdict, but Appreciated That It Was a Difficult Case for the Jury By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Critics of Chesa Boudin were quick to cele ...

March 08, 2022
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3 Former Police Officers Found Guilty by Federal Jury of Felonies Related to Murder of George Floyd

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: February 28, 2022
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3 Former Police Officers Found Guilty by Federal Jury of Felonies Related to Murder of George Floyd

By Amy Berberyan and Alex Jimenez MINNEAPOLIS – Three former police officers—J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas L ...

By Amy Berberyan and Alex Jimenez MINNEAPOLIS – Three former police officers—J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao—last Thursday were found guilty of several federal crimes related to the deat ...

February 28, 2022
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Brutal Beating by SF Officer Leads to Criminal Trial, Tension between SFPD and District Attorney

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|Date: February 22, 2022
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Brutal Beating by SF Officer Leads to Criminal Trial, Tension between SFPD and District Attorney

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Joe Eskenazi’s article in Mission Local news here, “Spiers beatin ...

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Joe Eskenazi’s article in Mission Local news here, “Spiers beating footage: ‘This was f***d from the start’,” expressed some striking details about an ongoing c ...

February 22, 2022
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Two Dallas Police Officers Criminally Charged after George Floyd Protest Injuries

Posted by Isabel Garbarino
|Date: February 16, 2022
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Two Dallas Police Officers Criminally Charged after George Floyd Protest Injuries

By Isabel Garbarino DALLAS, TX - The George Floyd Protests that occurred in May of 2022 resulted in a vio ...

By Isabel Garbarino DALLAS, TX - The George Floyd Protests that occurred in May of 2022 resulted in a violent response by two Dallas Police Dept. officers—Senior Cpl. Ryan Mabry and Senior Cpl. Melvin ...

February 16, 2022
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Purdue Student Govt Condemns Campus Police Brutality after Excessive Force Attack on Student

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: February 13, 2022
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Purdue Student Govt Condemns Campus Police Brutality after Excessive Force Attack on Student

By Amy Berberyan and Keana Fortier-Sauray WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – After the release of video showing Purdue ...

By Amy Berberyan and Keana Fortier-Sauray WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – After the release of video showing Purdue University Police Officer Jon Selke using excessive force on Purdue student Adonis Tuggle, the ...

February 13, 2022
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Auburn Police Officer Allegedly Threatens Advocate of Dalton Dyer Jr., on Administrative Leave

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|Date: January 18, 2022
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Auburn Police Officer Allegedly Threatens Advocate of Dalton Dyer Jr., on Administrative Leave

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - An Auburn police officer threatened the founder of Police Crime Surv ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - An Auburn police officer threatened the founder of Police Crime Survivors (PCS), Christopher Kershner, on December 27. Auburn police officer Joshua Eagan drove his ...

January 18, 2022
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DA Boudin Drops Charges against Man as New Photos Suggest Police Brutality

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|Date: January 18, 2022
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DA Boudin Drops Charges against Man as New Photos Suggest Police Brutality

By Gina Kim SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Five felony charges for suspected burglary and stabbing a police officer ...

By Gina Kim SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Five felony charges for suspected burglary and stabbing a police officer were dropped last week by District Attorney Chesa Boudin after new photos raised concern for po ...

January 18, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 137: Attorney Mark Reichel Talks Sacramento DA and Policing

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|Date: January 10, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 137: Attorney Mark Reichel Talks Sacramento DA and Policing

Sacramento in 2022 figures to be a hotbed for political intrigue. DA Anne Marie Schubert is running for ...

Sacramento in 2022 figures to be a hotbed for political intrigue. DA Anne Marie Schubert is running for AG leaving an open DA seat where a progressive—Alana Matthews—will take on current Assistant Ch ...

January 10, 2022
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Protesters Sue Sacramento Police Department for Allegedly Repressing Racial Justice Protesters with Violence, Surveillance, and Home Raids

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|Date: January 05, 2022
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Protesters Sue Sacramento Police Department for Allegedly Repressing Racial Justice Protesters with Violence, Surveillance, and Home Raids

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Protesters claim that the Sacramento Police Depar ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Protesters claim that the Sacramento Police Department in 2020 brutalized demonstrators in an effort to disrupt and end protests by Black Lives ...

January 05, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 135: Nakia Porter Beaten by Solano County Sheriff Deputies (Video)

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|Date: December 21, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 135: Nakia Porter Beaten by Solano County Sheriff Deputies (Video)

This fall, attorneys for Nakia Porter filed a federal lawsuit for an incident on August 6, 2020, when she ...

This fall, attorneys for Nakia Porter filed a federal lawsuit for an incident on August 6, 2020, when she and her father were driving home on I-80. They stopped to switch drivers when the police inte ...

December 21, 2021
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Charges Dismissed against Motorcyclist Falsely Accused of Assaulting Officer; Public Defender Video Shows Police ‘Fabricated’ Story, ‘Brutalized’ Man

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|Date: December 15, 2021
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Charges Dismissed against Motorcyclist Falsely Accused of Assaulting Officer; Public Defender Video Shows Police ‘Fabricated’ Story, ‘Brutalized’ Man

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Dramatic videos were released Tuesday by the San Francisco Public D ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Dramatic videos were released Tuesday by the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office showing police “brutalized” David Cordero nearly three years before “fabricati ...

December 15, 2021
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