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City of Dallas dismissed from civil lawsuit over Botham Jean’s death After off-duty police officer Amber Guyger fatally shot a man in his apartment, his family said police practices were to blame

The courts are protecting the City of Dallas from this lawsuit for consistently hiring racists as police officers. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2019/12/26/city-of-dallas-dismissed-from-civil-lawsuit-over-botham-jeans-death ... Read more

Not Just Tulsa: Five Other Race Massacres That Devastated Black America

White terrorism of African-Americans has never stopped. https://www.bet.com/news/national/2019/12/17/not-just-tulsa–five-other-race-massacres-that-devastated-black.html ... Read more

US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people

Since 1989, 2,515 men and women have been exonerated after proving their innocence. In total, among all known exonerees, Americans have shelled out a staggering $4.12 billion to incarcerate innocent men and women since 1989. That’s largely money spent on trials, and the cost of housing inmates in prison. Black men make up the majority of those wrongfully convicted — approximately 49%. http://www.bleausa.org/us-taxpayers-spent-almost-1-billion-incarcerating-innocent-black-people ... Read more

U.S. NEWS Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson indicted on murder charge

Every few hundred murders of African-Americans by police, the murderer is prosecuted. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fort-worth-police-officer-who-fatally-shot-atatiana-jefferson-indicted-n1105916 ... Read more

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