A black man started an urban farm in his old neighborhood. Three white women called the police repeatedly, accusing him of threatening them. The case went to court.
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Detroit grapples with ‘devastating’ impact of black male homicides | The Detroit News
The toll on African-American males in the city is relentless
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Common struggle: Black Lives Matter leader talks of painful parallels with Indigenous Australia | The Guardian
Countries can acknowledge their histories without being captive to them, says Hawk Newsome, who is visiting Sydney.
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Read James Blake’s Response to Punishment of NYPD Cop Who Assaulted Him | Colorlines
“It is this continued failure of the NYPD’s disciplinary system that perpetuates police abuses, brutality and misconduct, and leads to the unjust killings of civilians.”
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Black Lives Matter and the Intrepid Lives That Preceded It | The New York Times
“Ours is a neighborhood designed to be transient, not a place where roots are meant to take hold.”
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Facebook Removes Popular Black Lives Matter Page for Being a Fake | The New York Times
A Facebook page that claimed a connection to the Black Lives Matter movement and had more than twice as many followers as the movement’s official page has been removed for being inauthentic, the company said.
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Michigan to Stop Distributing Free Bottled Water in Flint | Colorlines
Many of the city’s residents do not trust—or use—what comes out of their tap.
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What next for the millions uprooted by Boko Haram? – photo essay | The Guardian
Over the course of nine years, the Boko Haram insurgency has fractured families and claimed lives across the Lake Chad region, causing untold suffering. Four photographers visited camps run by the Red Cross to document the impact of a conflict that has left 8 million people in dire need.
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Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person | The Root
It is not just Baltimore cops. It is cops.
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Activist DeRay Mckesson sues Fox News, media personality Jeanine Pirro for defamation | The Baltimore Sun
Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson has sued Fox News and media personality Jeanine Pirro, alleging she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit brought against the Black Lives Matter movement.
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