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#BlackOnBlue, Black on Blue, Gun Violence, News, Ohio, Police Brutality, Tamir Rice - October 19, 2018

White cop who lectured black kids playing with a BB gun in viral video praised on CNN but Twitter has thoughts

TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters and videographers will investigate police brutality and corruption while also exploring local and national efforts to improve policing in our communities. Join the conversation, or share your own story, using the hashtag #BlackonBlue. An Ohio police officer who stopped himself from shooting a black child when he realized he was holding […]

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What We Really Learned from the Cop Who Taught an 11-Year-Old Black Boy With a BB Gun ‘A Lesson’

It’s a sorry state of affairs when mainstream media outlets are praising public servants for performing their jobs adequately, but that’s apparently where we are in 2018.

A Bigot Is as a Bigot Does? No. Racism Can Be Arrogant or ‘Compassionate’ or Just Convenient

Black Americans and white Americans don’t experience race the same way. Given that, it should surprise no one that we don’t speak or think about it similarly. We have to find a way to bridge that divide.

Cop Who Shot and Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Withdraws New Police Job Offer

Timothy Loehmann is the man who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice less than two seconds after arriving on the scene of a Cleveland playground (the police cruiser was still moving).

Cop who killed Tamir Rice finds new job, but boy’s mom not staying silent about it

The mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was killed by an ex-Cleveland police officer in 2014, wants to have a chat with the rural police department that is hiring the cop who fired the fatal shot. Samaria Rice tells Mic that she has plans to travel to Bellaire, Ohio, a village on the West Virginia […]

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Ex-Cleveland cop who killed Tamir Rice finds new job

Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland Police officer who killed Tamir Rice, a 12-year old child who as playing with a toy gun on a playground in Cleveland, Ohio, has found a new job. According to the Wheeling News-Register, Loehmann has been hired to work part time at the police department in Bellaire, Ohio—a small, rural town across the […]

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tamir rice - October 07, 2018

Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice Working as Part-Time Officer in Another Ohio Town

The police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice has been hired as part-time police officer in Bellaire, a village in southeastern Ohio.

Folks Gush Over Viral Photo of White Woman Embracing Black Child

Every now and again, social media provides some distraction from the daily divisive politics and […]

Attorney Benjamin Crump talks about his new crime show “Evidence of Innocence” exploring the nightmare of being incarcerated when you’re truly innocent

Evidence of Innocence," a four-part limited series event, premieres Monday, June 4 at 10 pm ET. on TV One.

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Tamir Rice’s Mother to Build Afrocentric Youth Center In Her Son’s Honor

The mother of slain young Cleveland teen, Tamir Rice, has hopes of turning a vacant […]

WAFFLE HOUSE HOMOPHOBIA: Why the Black community abandons LGBTQ police brutality victims like Anthony Wall

The Black community has an inability to address LGBTQ murders with as much fervor and anger as those who are heterosexual's experiencing police violence.

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Featured, News, Tamir Rice, Timothy Loehmann - January 11, 2018

Cleveland cop who killed Tamir Rice wants his job back

Timothy Loehmann was fired for lying on his publication, but not for the fatal shooting

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LiAngelo Ball will bounce back, but many black teens don’t get that chance They’re rarely allowed to be knuckleheads, going quickly from kids to thugs

LiAngelo Ball left UCLA earlier this week rather than serve out his suspension from the basketball program for allegedly shoplifting during a team trip to China. The 19-year-old is reportedly training for the NBA draft, preparing to launch his own line of the family’s Big Baller Brand shoes and presumably figuring out a world of […]

Michael Bennett’s Treatment by Police Is the Call to Action All Athletes Needed

Even at 6 feet 4 and 274 pounds, Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett isn’t […]

Film About Tamir Rice In Development Thanks to His Mother, Samaria

The death of a child is never easy and Samaria Rice, the mother of slain […]

Daily Dose: 5/30/17 The man who killed Tamir Rice loses his job

While y’all were enjoying your holiday weekend, your boy was working. May 26, I filled in for Bomani Jones. Sunday, The Morning Roast was in full swing. And Monday, Aaron Dodson joined me for The Dan Le Batard Show. If the White House were the Titanic, the lifeboats would all be long gone by now. […]

Cleveland police fires officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice

The city of Cleveland has fired one police officer and suspended a second involved in the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

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Cleveland Fires 1 Officer, Suspends 2nd In Rice Shooting

CLEVELAND (AP) — The City of Cleveland has fired one police officer and suspended a […]

Newly released video reveals cop’s shifting story in Tamir Rice Shooting

The two officers involved in the shooting of Tamir Rice are the subjects of two newly released videos from the lawyer representing the Rice family.

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911 dispatcher in Tamir Rice case suspended for 8 days

CLEVELAND (AP) — A 911 dispatcher who took a call that led to a white police officer's fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy outside a recreation center has been suspended for eight days...

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Cleveland, News, Tamir Rice - March 01, 2017

Dispatcher in Tamir Rice case faces possible suspension

The 911 dispatcher who took the call about 12-year-old Tamir Rice now faces suspension for allegedly failing to report crucial information to the officers who responded to the call. Constance Hollinger, the dispatcher who took the call, is facing possible disciplinary action because she did not tell responding officers that the caller who had reported […]

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This Young Girl’s Unbelievably Passionate Speech About Police Brutality Will Remind You Children See The Horror

A young girl highlights her fears in the aftermath of a string of controversial police-involved […]

Black people giving police officers ‘free hugs’ won’t save black lives

While Ken Nwadike believed he was spreading a good message of loving thy neighbor, it reverted to loving thy oppressor...

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Justice For All? Colin Kaepernick, Terence Crutcher and Why We Protest

When 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began sitting down during the national anthem in the NFL preseason, few noticed. It wasn’t until his team’s third preseason game that his quiet protest quickly became public. Some critics pounced, shouting that the QB’s demonstration was unwarranted, disrespectful and inappropriate. On September 16th, less than one month after Kapernick’s protest […]

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Investigation underway after police officer kills 13-year-old boy in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old Columbus boy who officers said pulled a BB gun from his waistband that looked like a real weapon will be investigated thoroughly to determine if charges are warranted...

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Boy, 13, fatally shot by police after reportedly pulling out BB gun

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio responding to a report of an armed robbery shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who they said pulled a gun from his waistband that was later determined to be a BB gun...

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Daily Dose: 9/14/16 Infamous Cleveland gazebo will be moved

Got another podcast done. This time, Domonique Foxworth joined the squad. We talked about fall television, the Basketball Hall of Fame and national anthem protests. Give it a listen here. Also, I was on SportsCenter on Tuesday night. Check it out. It’s been nearly two years since Tamir Rice was killed by police in Cleveland. […]

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Police Shootings, Tamir Rice - August 23, 2016

How should Tamir Rice be remembered? As Cleveland prepares to remove the gazebo where the boy was shot, historians argue for preservation

Perhaps the most recognizable gazebo in the world sits in a city park in Cleveland. It’s not an architectural marvel or a real-life postcard where bands play Sousa marches on the Fourth of July. No, this gazebo is famous for another reason: It is where Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy carrying a toy gun, […]

The proudest moment of Andrew Hawkins’ career had nothing to do with football The Cleveland Browns receiver reflects on Tamir Rice, John Crawford and how things have changed in two years

Cleveland Browns receiver Andrew Hawkins talked to one person about his decision to come out of the players’ tunnel wearing a black shirt with white font spelling out the names Tamir Rice and John Crawford on the front. His mother was scared for him. He was scared for himself, and cried as he thought through […]

‘Mothers of the Movement’ share stories of loss at DNC ‘I’m here with Hillary Clinton because she is a leader and a mother who will say our children’s names’

Geneva Reed-Veal, Lucia McBath, Sybrina Fulton and six other “Mothers of the Movement” took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Clad mainly in black, the nine mothers used their platform to support Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and continue the conversations about police brutality and the unjust killings of African-Americans. The mothers […]

‘My Life Matters’: Ryan Coogler creates video series about police brutality

After the recent shootings of unarmed black people, the BlackLivesMatter protests, and the ongoing debate over police brutality, Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, David Oyelowo, Lala Anthony, Boris Kodjoe, Terrance J and other prominent black entertainers are coming together and speaking on these topics. –Creed Director Ryan Coogler hosts star-studded #JusticeForFlint event Blackout for Human Rights […]

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Tamir Rice’s Mother Voices Utter Disappointment in Obama’s Stance on Police Brutality: I Don’t Know How He Sleeps at Night

On Sunday’s edition of MSNBC’s AM Joy with Joy Reid, the mother of slain 12-year-old […]

Black skin matters and the Cleveland Cavaliers had plenty on display

It started with J.R. Smith, then it spread to Kyrie Irving. Next thing we knew, Iman Shumpert was showing off, too. Mo Williams then jumped in on the fun. As the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated with their hometown fans in downtown Cleveland on Wednesday, the hyperbole was flying about the rebirth of the city, […]

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White cop who lectured black kids playing with a BB gun in viral video praised on CNN but Twitter has thoughts

What We Really Learned from the Cop Who Taught an 11-Year-Old Black Boy With a BB Gun ‘A Lesson’

A Bigot Is as a Bigot Does? No. Racism Can Be Arrogant or ‘Compassionate’ or Just Convenient

Cop Who Shot and Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Withdraws New Police Job Offer

Cop who killed Tamir Rice finds new job, but boy’s mom not staying silent about it

Ex-Cleveland cop who killed Tamir Rice finds new job

Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice Working as Part-Time Officer in Another Ohio Town

Folks Gush Over Viral Photo of White Woman Embracing Black Child

Attorney Benjamin Crump talks about his new crime show “Evidence of Innocence” exploring the nightmare of being incarcerated when you’re truly innocent

Tamir Rice’s Mother to Build Afrocentric Youth Center In Her Son’s Honor

WAFFLE HOUSE HOMOPHOBIA: Why the Black community abandons LGBTQ police brutality victims like Anthony Wall

Cleveland cop who killed Tamir Rice wants his job back

LiAngelo Ball will bounce back, but many black teens don’t get that chance They’re rarely allowed to be knuckleheads, going quickly from kids to thugs

Michael Bennett’s Treatment by Police Is the Call to Action All Athletes Needed

Film About Tamir Rice In Development Thanks to His Mother, Samaria

Daily Dose: 5/30/17 The man who killed Tamir Rice loses his job

Cleveland police fires officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice

Cleveland Fires 1 Officer, Suspends 2nd In Rice Shooting

Newly released video reveals cop’s shifting story in Tamir Rice Shooting

911 dispatcher in Tamir Rice case suspended for 8 days

Dispatcher in Tamir Rice case faces possible suspension

This Young Girl’s Unbelievably Passionate Speech About Police Brutality Will Remind You Children See The Horror

Black people giving police officers ‘free hugs’ won’t save black lives

Justice For All? Colin Kaepernick, Terence Crutcher and Why We Protest

Investigation underway after police officer kills 13-year-old boy in Ohio

Boy, 13, fatally shot by police after reportedly pulling out BB gun

Daily Dose: 9/14/16 Infamous Cleveland gazebo will be moved

How should Tamir Rice be remembered? As Cleveland prepares to remove the gazebo where the boy was shot, historians argue for preservation

The proudest moment of Andrew Hawkins’ career had nothing to do with football The Cleveland Browns receiver reflects on Tamir Rice, John Crawford and how things have changed in two years

‘Mothers of the Movement’ share stories of loss at DNC ‘I’m here with Hillary Clinton because she is a leader and a mother who will say our children’s names’

‘My Life Matters’: Ryan Coogler creates video series about police brutality

Tamir Rice’s Mother Voices Utter Disappointment in Obama’s Stance on Police Brutality: I Don’t Know How He Sleeps at Night

Black skin matters and the Cleveland Cavaliers had plenty on display

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