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Baton Rouge Officers Will Not Be Charged In Alton Sterling's Killing

5:37pm March 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the state has declined to press charges against the two white officers for shooting Sterling, a black man. Federal officials made a similar call last year.

The New Orleans Saints kneel before the playing of the national anthem before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Oct. 22.

Louisiana Lawmaker Threatens Saints' Tax Breaks After Anthem Protests

12:15pm December 24, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

State Rep. Kenny Havard wants to eliminate tax breaks and other state funding for the New Orleans Saints NFL franchise after some players joined the pregame national anthem protests.

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Police say DeRay Mckesson was blocking a road and placed officers him under arrest during a protest in Baton Rouge, La., in July 2016. On Thursday a federal judge threw out a lawsuit by an officer who said he was injured during the demonstration.

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A Hashtag Can't Be Sued: Judge Dismisses Officer's Case Against Black Lives Matter

4:28pm September 29, 2017

by Amy Held

A Louisiana court threw out a lawsuit filed by a police officer who said he was injured during a Black Lives Matter protest in July 2016.

Veda Washington-Abusaleh attends a vigil Tuesday night for her nephew Alton Sterling, who was shot by police last July in Baton Rouge, La.

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Baton Rouge Officers Won't Face Federal Charges In Killing Of Alton Sterling

8:35pm May 03, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"All of this was for nothing, but it just hurts so bad," Sandra Sterling, Alton Sterling's aunt, says of news that the Justice Department won't prosecute two officers involved in her nephew's death.

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Mourners raise their fists during a night rally in honor of Alton Sterling outside the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, La., on July 11. Sterling was one of several men killed in police shootings this year.

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In 2016, Violence Pervaded Policing On Both Ends Of The Gun

4:25pm December 26, 2016

by Cheryl Corley

Officers were targeted and killed by gunmen, while police shootings spurred protests nationwide and prompted law enforcement agencies to take a hard look at use-of-force policies.

Delrawn Small's companion Zaquanna Albert, left, and his brother Victor Demsey, center, and Cynthia Howell, right, an advocate with Families United for Justice, an organization made up of families affected by police killings, attend a news conference Thur

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Who Is Delrawn Small? Why Some Police Shootings Get Little Media Attention

1:15pm July 26, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Some police shooting victims like Alton Sterling and Philando Castile become national symbols. Their faces are splashed across the media, and their names become hashtags. So why are others forgotten?

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President Barack Obama hugs Dallas Police Chief David Brown during a memorial service for the police officers killed in Dallas last week.

'Bias Remains:' A Week Of Strong Words On Race

12:00pm July 16, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Days of devastating events rooted in the tension between African-Americans and police prompt political leaders to speak frankly about bigotry and what they think should be done to stop it.

A memorial for Alton Sterling at the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge. Sterling was fatally shot by a Louisiana police officer last week.

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In Baton Rouge, Simmering Mistrust Divides Police, Community

5:10am July 14, 2016

by Greg Allen

Even before last week's shooting of Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge's mostly-white police force had an uneasy relationship with the mostly-black city.

Police officers in Oakland, Calif. line up across from demonstrators on July 7, 2016 as protesters in several cities marched against police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.

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Police Shootings Of Black Men Aren't Special. And That's What's So Sad

6:37pm July 10, 2016

by Soraya Shockley

After a week of violence and death, Youth Radio's Soraya Shockley ponders how to move forward despite the sadness and anger.

The Bahamas has issued an advisory for its citizens traveling to the United States.

Bahamas Tells Young Male Citizens To 'Exercise Extreme Caution' With U.S. Police

3:44pm July 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The advisory from the Caribbean country comes after two recent high-profile police shootings of black men. And it's not the only one. Two Middle Eastern countries have issued similar alerts recently.