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An anti-police brutality activist looks back at the entrance to the Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Brandon, Miss., Wednesday, July 5, 2023, as the group called for the termination and prosecution of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey for running a law enforcement department that allegedly terrorizes and brutalizes people of color. Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers, including some who call themselves the "Goon Squad,” pleaded guilty to state charges Monday, Aug. 14, for their assault on two Black men that ended with an officer shooting one man in the mouth. Photo credit: Rogelio V. Solis, The Associated Press

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Six former Mississippi officers have pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men

August 14, 2023
By Michael Goldberg
The Associated Press/Report for America

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A demonstrator display a banner during a protest, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the Nubian Square neighborhood of Boston, a day after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter Floyd's death. The demonstrators called for police reform and racial equality. Photo credit: Steven Senne

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Pew study: 10 years after hashtag #BlackLivesMatter emerged, many believe America has not advanced racially

June 14, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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This image from video released Friday, and partially redacted by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols seated and leaning against a car during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols died Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. Photo credit: The Associated Press

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7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols’ death

January 30, 2023
By Adrian Sainz
The Associated Press

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This image from video released Friday, and partially redacted by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols seated and leaning against a car during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols died Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. Photo credit: The Associated Press

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Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

January 30, 2023
By Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer & Adrian Sainz
The Associated Press

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Family members and supporters hold a photograph of Tyre Nichols at a news conference in Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 23, 2023. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, that the federal investigation into the death of a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police “may take some time.” Speaking during a news conference, U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working with the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in Washington as it investigates the case of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after his January 7 arrest. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert

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5 Memphis cops charged with murder in Tyre Nichols’ death

January 26, 2023
By Adrian Sainz and Rebecca Reynolds
The Associated Press

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