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Mount Vernon PD engaged in multiple civil rights violations: DOJ
The DOJ's three-year investigation found Mount Vernon officers used excessive force in numerous ways, including by unnecessarily escalating minor encounters and by overusing tasers and closed-fist strikes against individuals already on the ground.
Ex-Louisville cop guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights
A cut above: Jackson's Barbershop receives historic recognition
Grandfather suing Nassau County police over claims of wrongful arrest
Civil rights leaders rally to ban protesters from wearing masks
Family remembers NY military veteran who reveals in obituary he is gay
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Rev. Bill Lawson, Houston civil rights icon, dies
NYC bestows proclamation in honor of Clarence B. Jones
In Conversation with Rev. Al Sharpton
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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in quotes
The life and times of Malcolm X is coming to The Met
'Genius: MLK/X' traces the interwoven legacies of two iconic leaders
New Jersey Police Department under federal civil rights investigation
President Biden establishes Emmett Till National Monument
Here and Now: Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
Civil rights activists bring message of empowerment to summer program
Largest gay rights organization declares state of emergency
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Ex-Louisville cop guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights
A cut above: Jackson's Barbershop receives historic recognition
Grandfather suing Nassau County police over claims of wrongful arrest
Civil rights leaders rally to ban protesters from wearing masks
Family remembers NY military veteran who reveals in obituary he is gay
'Genius: MLK/X' may be next in 'Genius' franchise for Emmy nominations
Rev. Bill Lawson, Houston civil rights icon, dies
NYC bestows proclamation in honor of Clarence B. Jones
In Conversation with Rev. Al Sharpton
Here and Now 2/4/24: 'Genius' explores lives of Civil Rights leaders
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in quotes
The life and times of Malcolm X is coming to The Met
'Genius: MLK/X' traces the interwoven legacies of two iconic leaders
New Jersey Police Department under federal civil rights investigation
President Biden establishes Emmett Till National Monument
Here and Now: Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
Civil rights activists bring message of empowerment to summer program
Largest gay rights organization declares state of emergency
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