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Jaheim McMillan, 15, did not have a gun when a Gulfport, Mississippi police officer shot him in the head, multiple eyewitnesses claim. The post Jaheim McMillan Witnesses Contradict Cops After Mississippi Police Shoot Black Teen In The Head appeared first on NewsOne.

Crime

Robert Lashley, who pleaded guilty to brutally beating a Black man because of his race in an attack that involved an ax, faces 10 years in prison. The post Suspected White Supremacist Involved In Brutal Ax Attack On Black Man Faces 10 Years In Prison For Racist Hate Crime appeared first on NewsOne.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is showing us who they really are. The post Student Debt Relief’s Efforts To Close Racial Wealth Gap Is ‘Improper,’ Conservative Group Says In Lawsuit appeared first on NewsOne.

Old claims have surfaced from Black women soccer players alleging racist treatment by Brigham Young University fans following similar accusations recently. The post Black Women Soccer Players Say They Were Victims Of Racial Heckling At BYU (Sound Familiar?) appeared first on NewsOne.

A trial for Baytown Police Officer Juan Delacruz for shooting and killing unarmed grandmother Pamela Turner in 2019 has begun. The post Justice For Pamela Turner: Texas Cop’s Trial Finally Begins For Killing Unarmed Black Grandmother 3 Years Ago appeared first on NewsOne.

As amended, the autopsy confirms that Elijah died due to "acute Ketamine administration during violent subdual and restraint by law enforcement and emergency response personnel." The post Elijah McClain’s Amended Autopsy Affirms Violent Arrest Caused His Death appeared first on NewsOne.

Black-led civil rights groups opposing Democrat's new policing bills that fund law enforcement urged the Congressional Black Caucus to resist supporting the legislation. The post Civil Rights Groups Slam Democrats’ Policing Bills That Make ‘Multi-Million Dollar Investments’ In Cops appeared first on NewsOne.

News

Amy Cooper's firing was upheld after she falsely accused a Black bird watcher of assault. The post Amy ‘Central Park Karen’ Cooper Loses Lawsuit Against Ex-Employer Who Fired Her Over Viral Video appeared first on NewsOne.

Crime

Investigators said there's no proof that former Morgan County bus driver James O'Neil's attack on Black children was racially motivated. The post No Proof Of Racism By School Bus Driver Who Assaulted Black Children On Video, Cops Say appeared first on NewsOne.