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Texas cop fatally shoots teen outside house party
By Lauren del Valle, CNN
(CNN) -- A police officer in a Dallas, Texas, suburb fatally shot a 15-year-old boy outside a high school house party Saturday night. The police department admitted on Monday that it initially released incorrect information about the shooting. Read More NAACP Niagara Summit to unite groups to address immigration, voter mobilization, and civil rights
By AmNews Staff Reports
On Tuesday the NAACP will bring together a rare gathering of diverse policy, polling and demographics experts, activists, and civil rights leaders to develop a set of key strategic principles and objectives to counter the unfolding and escalating civil rights crisis during its Niagara Summit on the Potomac. Read More Black Caucus analyzes civil rights in the Trump era at forum
By Lauren Victoria Burke
As lawmakers, community stakeholders and activists protest against current White House policies, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) hosted a summit on the future of civil rights under the Trump Administration. Read More Bill O’Reilly Apologizes to Maxine Waters
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Ex-officer Michael Slager to plead guilty after killing unarmed Black manBy Holly Yan, Khushbu Shah and Martin Savidge, CNN
(CNN) -- Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot a man in the back, will plead guilty to a federal charge of using excessive force, his attorney said Tuesday. Report: Justice Department Declines to Charge Officers in Alton Sterling Shooting
The two Baton Rouge, La., policemen who were involved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling will not face federal charges in the case, according to a report citing “four sources” from the Washington Post. The incident, caught on video, was one of several in which African-Americans died at the hands of law enforcement, spurring massive protests and in two incidents, violence against police. Read More
Cleveland murder suspect Steve Stephens kills himself after pursuit
By Holly Yan and Darran Simon
(CNN) -- Steve Stephens, the Cleveland murder suspect who posted video of the slaying on Facebook, shot and killed himself in Pennsylvania after a brief police chase, authorities said Tuesday. Read More Man charged with murder as terrorism
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