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Police Brutality against Black People Continues – Georgia Deputy Fired for Friday Attack

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|Date: September 14, 2020
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Police Brutality against Black People Continues – Georgia Deputy Fired for Friday Attack

By Ayanna Gandhi GEORGIA – The Black Lives Matter movement continues to take shape across the country, bu ...

By Ayanna Gandhi GEORGIA – The Black Lives Matter movement continues to take shape across the country, but that does not mean that police brutality against Black people doesn’t continue, as evidenced ...

September 14, 2020
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Portland City Commissioner Vies for Control of Police Bureau As New Abuse Video Emerges

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|Date: August 21, 2020
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Portland City Commissioner Vies for Control of Police Bureau As New Abuse Video Emerges

By Kelsea Valerio PORTLAND, OR – A video surfaced just yesterday where ICE and Department of Homeland Sec ...

By Kelsea Valerio PORTLAND, OR – A video surfaced just yesterday where ICE and Department of Homeland Security officers are seen using excessive force against a throng of media representatives, who we ...

August 21, 2020
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DA Rachael Rollins: The Intersections of Race, Health, and Police Brutality Explained

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|Date: July 31, 2020
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DA Rachael Rollins: The Intersections of Race, Health, and Police Brutality Explained

By Roxanna Jarvis BOSTON, MA – Boston District Attorney Rachael Rollins hosted a Zoom seminar Wednesday t ...

By Roxanna Jarvis BOSTON, MA – Boston District Attorney Rachael Rollins hosted a Zoom seminar Wednesday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a ...

July 31, 2020
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Portland Update: Chaos Erupts after PPB Declares Riot

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|Date: July 27, 2020
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Portland Update: Chaos Erupts after PPB Declares Riot

by Roman Mendoza Marching through Portland, a Black Lives Matters group stops at the Portland Marriott ...

by Roman Mendoza Marching through Portland, a Black Lives Matters group stops at the Portland Marriott Hotel, where federal officers are residing. At 10:28 PM a man from Oakland, CA, gets to the mic ...

July 27, 2020
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Video Footage Shows Police Arresting and Opening Fire on Non-Protestors

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|Date: June 16, 2020
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Video Footage Shows Police Arresting and Opening Fire on Non-Protestors

By Linh Nguyen and Julietta Bisharyan DALLAS / LAS VEGAS / DENVER / PORTLAND, OR - Videos from the George ...

By Linh Nguyen and Julietta Bisharyan DALLAS / LAS VEGAS / DENVER / PORTLAND, OR - Videos from the George Floyd protests show police officers arresting and shooting rubber bullets at innocent bystande ...

June 16, 2020
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ACLU Urges UN to Address US Police Brutality

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|Date: June 15, 2020
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ACLU Urges UN to Address US Police Brutality

By Nikki Suzani NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a statement demanding, ...

By Nikki Suzani NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a statement demanding, along with a coalition of 600 other human rights groups, that the United Nations Human Rights C ...

June 15, 2020
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Former Cop Arrested in Attack on Two Maryland Women Posting Anti-Police Brutality Posters

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|Date: June 07, 2020
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Former Cop Arrested in Attack on Two Maryland Women Posting Anti-Police Brutality Posters

By Lea Barrios BETHESDA MD - A now-viral video surfacing here shows a man—later identified as a former po ...

By Lea Barrios BETHESDA MD - A now-viral video surfacing here shows a man—later identified as a former police officer—pulling up on a bicycle to attack two women who were posting anti-police brutality ...

June 07, 2020
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ACLU Sues Minneapolis Law Enforcement after Aggressive Riot Tactics Targeted Journalists

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|Date: June 07, 2020
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ACLU Sues Minneapolis Law Enforcement after Aggressive Riot Tactics Targeted Journalists

By Dominique Kato MINNESOTA - On Tuesday, The ACLU of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of ...

By Dominique Kato MINNESOTA - On Tuesday, The ACLU of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of journalists who have been tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, shot in the face with rubber bullets, t ...

June 07, 2020
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Four Congresswomen Announce Resolution to End Police Brutality Incited by Trump

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|Date: June 06, 2020
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Four Congresswomen Announce Resolution to End Police Brutality Incited by Trump

By Lea Barrios WASHINGTON DC - Peaceful protests across America have been met with violence, false arrest ...

By Lea Barrios WASHINGTON DC - Peaceful protests across America have been met with violence, false arrests, rubber bullets, pepper spray, concussion grades and teargas—prompting four congresswomen to ...

June 06, 2020
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South SF Protests Rage On – 1 Today – in the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder

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|Date: June 04, 2020
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South SF Protests Rage On – 1 Today – in the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder

By Julietta Bisharyan SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - The sound of fireworks cracking and paint cans spraying fille ...

By Julietta Bisharyan SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - The sound of fireworks cracking and paint cans spraying filled the Bay Area streets this week, following the tragic death of George Floyd. George Floyd’s de ...

June 04, 2020
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Peaceful Demonstration in Oakland Highlights Youth Activism, Community Solidarity

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|Date: June 04, 2020
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Peaceful Demonstration in Oakland Highlights Youth Activism, Community Solidarity

By Ruby Wilks OAKLAND - The fight for racial justice continued here this week as thousands took their dem ...

By Ruby Wilks OAKLAND - The fight for racial justice continued here this week as thousands took their demands and activism peacefully to the streets. An estimated 15,000 people gathered in front of Oa ...

June 04, 2020
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California Legislative Black Caucus Reacts to George Floyd’s Death

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2020
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California Legislative Black Caucus Reacts to George Floyd’s Death

The California Legislative Black Caucus offered sobering words for Californians on Tuesday during a press ...

The California Legislative Black Caucus offered sobering words for Californians on Tuesday during a press conference, but also the hope of change for the future. “When you have spent the vast majority ...

June 03, 2020
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The Connection between Police Brutality and Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: June 03, 2020
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The Connection between Police Brutality and Wrongful Convictions

Statement from the Innocence Network: On May 25th, George Floyd, a 46-year old Black man, was killed by p ...

Statement from the Innocence Network: On May 25th, George Floyd, a 46-year old Black man, was killed by police after an officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd’s life and future is ...

June 03, 2020
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Cooler Heads Prevail – Barely – in Woodland

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|Date: June 01, 2020
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Cooler Heads Prevail – Barely – in Woodland

To sign up for our new newsletter - Everyday Injustice - https://tinyurl.com/yyultcf9 A Woodland protest ...

To sign up for our new newsletter - Everyday Injustice - https://tinyurl.com/yyultcf9 A Woodland protest organized by a group of young people drew nearly 150 people at its peak across the street from ...

June 01, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Condemning Floyd’s Death, Reisig Forgets about the Galvan Brothers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Condemning Floyd’s Death, Reisig Forgets about the Galvan Brothers

Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last night put out a statement by the California District Attorneys Associatio ...

Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last night put out a statement by the California District Attorneys Association condemning racism and bigotry—in so doing he conveniently forgot his own role in perpetuating ...

May 31, 2020
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Ernesto Galvan, Victim of WS Police Beating, Dies at 41

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|Date: February 04, 2020
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Ernesto Galvan, Victim of WS Police Beating, Dies at 41

Details are scant, but the Vanguard has learned that Ernesto Galvan, the victim of a vicious beating in 2 ...

Details are scant, but the Vanguard has learned that Ernesto Galvan, the victim of a vicious beating in 2005 by two West Sacramento police officers, has died in Guadalajara, Mexico, at the age of 41. ...

February 04, 2020
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Stockton Jury Rejects Officer Testimony, Awards $710,000 to Black Teen Beat by Police

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Stockton Jury Rejects Officer Testimony, Awards $710,000 to Black Teen Beat by Police

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – “Not all superheroes wear capes,” said Jo ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – “Not all superheroes wear capes,” said Joseph Green about his legal team late Wednesday after a five woman, seven man jury here awarded ...

January 24, 2020
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Stockton Jury Says It Believes Victim of Police Beating in 1st Phase of Civil Rights Suit Decision

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|Date: January 22, 2020
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Stockton Jury Says It Believes Victim of Police Beating in 1st Phase of Civil Rights Suit Decision

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – The 12-person jury now deliberating in a ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – The 12-person jury now deliberating in a San Joaquin County Superior Court civil rights lawsuit here against Stockton police officers Ro ...

January 22, 2020
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Sacramento Taxpayers on Hook for $2.4 Million in ‘Partial’ City Payout for Stephon Clark Killing; Police Misdeeds Piling Up

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|Date: September 06, 2019
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Sacramento Taxpayers on Hook for $2.4 Million in ‘Partial’ City Payout for Stephon Clark Killing; Police Misdeeds Piling Up

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s literally next to impossible to keep u ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s literally next to impossible to keep up with the numbers of lawsuits against the city of Sacramento for police excessive force – but, ...

September 06, 2019
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Trial Begins for Hit-and-Run Case Involving Injured Officer

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|Date: June 15, 2019
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Trial Begins for Hit-and-Run Case Involving Injured Officer

By Ruby Wilks, Lauren Bradley, Pam Chasuwan, & Nabil Sirur Opening statements were heard June 12, 201 ...

By Ruby Wilks, Lauren Bradley, Pam Chasuwan, & Nabil Sirur Opening statements were heard June 12, 2019, in Department 27 for a hit-and-run case that gravely injured SFPD Officer Elia Lewin-Tankel ...

June 15, 2019
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