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In a newly released body camera video, Minneapolis police officers are heard talking about "hunting" protesters days after the murder of George Floyd. ....
June 9, 2021 Police in riot gear used tear gas and rubber bullets to drive away protesters during nationwide outcry over the death of George Floyd. SHOW TRANSCRIPT A new government report concluded the controversial clearing of peaceful protesters from Washington s Lafayette Square last June was not done to clear a way for former President Trump to take a picture with a bible outside a church. In a new report, the Interior Department s inspector general said evidence shows it was done so a contractor could install fencing and that the project started several hours before they knew of a potential presidential visit. ....
June 3, 2021 The 16-year-old was shot and killed by police in Columbus, Ohio back in April outside the foster home where she had been living for two months. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Did the foster care system fail Ma khia Bryant? That s what three Democratic lawmakers want to know. The 16-year-old was shot and killed by police in Columbus, Ohio back in April outside the foster home where she had been living for two months. The lawmakers wrote a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services asking the agency to help local authorities in their investigation. They re also seeking an independent federal investigation. ....
May 31, 2021 1921 Tulsa Massacre survivor proudly fought during WWII. Now the Army Vet tells Newsy he s in a battle of a different sort a fight for reparations. SHOW TRANSCRIPT We lost so much. I believe if all this hadn’t happened when i was a child they would’ve been better in life, Hughes Van Ellis told Newsy. This is Hughes Van Ellis. He and his attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons sat down with Newsy to share his story of perseverance and hope following the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. He and his sister Viola Fletcher are among the only living survivors of one of the most brutal attacks against blacks on U.S. soil. ....