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In this screen grab from video, former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao appears at the scene where George Floyd died at the hands of former police officer Derek Chauvin, on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn. Thao, who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd, was found guilty on Monday, May 1, 2023 of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Photo credit: Court TV via AP, pool

National

Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to nearly 5 years on state charge for role in George Floyd’s death

August 7, 2023
By Steve Karnowski
The Associated Press

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Culture

Fatal police shooting of Black teen in France shows US is not alone in struggles with race and police

July 6, 2023
By Claudia Lauer & Alanna Durkin Richer
The Associated Press

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Daniel Penny, center, is walked by New York Police Department detectives out of the 5th Precinct, May 12, 2023, in New York. Penny, the man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold, has been indicted by a grand jury, an expected procedural step that will allow the criminal case to continue. Photo credit: Jeenah Moon, The Associated Press

National

Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely

June 15, 2023
By Michael R. Sisak
The Associated Press

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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

National

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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The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, speaks at the funeral of Jordan Neely at Mt. Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, N.Y., on Friday, May 19, 2023. Photo credit: Tamia Fowlkes, NABJ Black News & Views

National

Jordan Neely’s funeral marked by call for better help for the unhoused and the mentally ill

May 19, 2023
By Tamia Fowlkes
NABJ Black News & Views

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Reinstated Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, raises his fist on the floor of the House chamber as he walks to his desk to collect his belongings after being expelled from the legislature on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Photo credit: George Walker IV, The Associated Press

Politics

Justin Jones, Black lawmaker who was expelled, to return to Tennessee House

April 10, 2023
By Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller
The Associated Press

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