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Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice during a 2014 protest in Washington, D.C. Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed the 12-year-old boy, was fired Tuesday for answers he provided on his personal history statement during the hi

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Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Fired For Rule Violations On Job Application

3:48pm May 30, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Timothy Loehmann, the Cleveland police officer who shot and killed the 12-year-old in 2014, omitted key details "on his personal history statement." His partner was suspended for 10 days.

"Betty Shelby murdered my brother," Tiffany Crutcher, center, said after officer Shelby was acquitted in the death of Terence Crutcher.

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Tulsa Police Officer Is Found Not Guilty In Death Of Terence Crutcher

9:43am May 18, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"Let it be known that I believe in my heart that Betty Shelby got away with murder, and I don't know what was in the mind of that jury," Crutcher's father, Joseph, said of the verdict.

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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A 2014 photo made available by the North Miami Police Dept., Fla. shows Officer Jonathan Aledda, who shot and wounded therapist Charles Kinsley on Monday, July 18, 2016 in North Miami, Fla.

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North Miami Officer Is Arrested Over Shooting Of Therapist During Standoff

5:49pm April 12, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The July shooting occurred as behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey was trying to persuade a man in his care to return to a group home for mentally disabled adults. The officer faces criminal charges.

Black-and white-keffiyeh like the one pictured above, have been long associated with Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian resistance. This week, fast-fashion Brit emporium Top Shop, used similar fabric for a "scarf playsuit."

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This Week In Race: Pepsi Challenged; Appropriation Nation; Black Twitter Explained

4:31am April 07, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

California's Senate votes to limit the cooperation police can give immigration authorities, while research shows fear of deportation can make people sick. And, Pepsi's unity message backfires.