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18Jan/16

MLK Memorial

FBI Director Comey lays wreath to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 18, 2016WorldArticles, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Chattanooga shootings, Dismissal of United States Attorneys controversy, Eric Garner, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ferguson, Freddie Gray, Government, Human Interest, James Comey, law enforcement, Law enforcement in the United States, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Brown, New York City, Police brutality, Police brutality in the United States, Race and crime in the United States, Race in the United States, United States, United States intelligence agencies, Washington D.C.smbale

FBI Director James Comey discusses police shootings before laying a wreath at memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.

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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from April to June 2015

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World events during the second quarter of the year include an attack on a Kenyan university, a gunman targeting tourists on a Tunisian beach and, after decades of hostility, a handshake between the leaders of the United States and Cuba.
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19May/15

Obama sets new limits on police use of military equipment

May 19, 2015CrimeAmerican people of German descent, American society, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Camden, Camden New Jersey, Ferguson, Ferguson Missouri, Ferguson unrest, Freddie Gray, Government, Ipsos, Luo people, Michael Brown, Militarization of police, MRAP, National security, New Jersey, NORTH CHARLESTON, Police, president, Race and crime in the United States, Security, Social Issues, United States, Walter Scott, War/Conflictsmbale

U.S. President Barack Obama puts in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers.

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09May/15

Mother of Trayvon Martin lends her voice to art exhibition exploring social inequality

May 9, 2015Human InterestAmerican society, Amnesty International, Baltimore, Barack Obama, California, Des Moines, Eric Garner, Ferguson, Florida, Freddie Gray, George Zimmerman, Hawkins, Jerome Lagarrigue, Jim Darling, Jordan Weber, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Michael Brown, Michael D'Antuono, Missouri, New York, Race in the United States, Rafael Perez, Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, Sandow Birk, Sanford, Shooting of Trayvon Martin, Speeches of Barack Obama, Sybrina Martin, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Justice Department, United States, Year of birth missing, Yosi Sergantsmbale

Mother of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager that was shot by George Zimmerman in Florida, speaks at Los Angeles exhibition exploring social inequality through art.

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01May/15

Charges to be filed in death of Freddie Grey-prosecutor

May 1, 2015CrimeAmerican society, Arrest, attorney, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Baltimore Police Department, Baltimore protests, Black Lives Matter, Criminal law, Death of Freddie Gray, Freddie Gray, Law, Law/Crime, Marilyn Mosby, Maryland, Miller, Mosby, Narrow, Police brutality in the United States, Probable cause, Race and crime in the United States, Race in the United States, Rice, United Statessmbale

The Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announces that charges will be filed against the police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray.

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28Apr/15

Night of rioting in Baltimore results in burnt buildings, cars and ransacked shops – amateur videos

April 28, 2015CrimeAmerican society, Baltimore, Baltimore Police Department, Baltimore protests, Black Lives Matter, Chicago riots, Crime in the United States, cvs pharmacy, Death of Freddie Gray, Ferguson, Freddie Gray, Human Interest, injuries, Larry Hogan, New York City, Race and crime in the United States, Race in the United States, Riots, Social Issues, spinal injury, United States, War/Conflictsmbale

A day and night of violence in Baltimore leaves cars’ wreckage and litter on streets and shops damaged, amateur videos show. The violence followed the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died of injuries sustained while in police custody.

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28Apr/15

Gray family attorney calls for reflection, reform amid violence

April 28, 2015CrimeAmerican society, Baltimore, Baltimore protests, Barack Obama, Billy Murphy, Black Lives Matter, Death of Freddie Gray, Eric Holder, Freddie Gray, Gray, Law enforcement in the United States, Loretta Lynch, Police brutality in the United States, Race and crime in the United States, Race in the United States, United States, Washingtonsmbale

An attorney for the family of a man who died after being injured in police custody in Baltimore says he is confident that Attorney General Loretta Lynch will address growing concerns about deadly confrontations betweeen mostly white police and black men.

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27Apr/15

Loretta Lynch sworn-in as U.S. Attorney General

April 27, 2015PoliticsAmerican society, Attorney General, Baltimore, Baltimore Police Department, Bill Clinton, Death of Freddie Gray, Elián González, Elliot Richardson, Eric Holder, Freddie Gray, Government, James Meredith, Janet Reno, Jimmy Hoffa, John Ashcroft, Jurists, Justice, Law/Crime, Lawyers, Loretta Lynch, Lynch, LYNCH INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT SURVEY, Politics, Race and crime in the United States, Robert Kennedy, Social Issues, United States, United States Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Wacosmbale

Loretta Lynch is sworn in as U.S. Attorney General and faces a raft of pressing issues — not least of which is the spate of deadly confrontations between mostly white police officers and mostly black men.
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