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Freddie Gray Dies of Spinal Cord Injury After Arrest by Baltimore Police

Sep 13, 2017: Freddie Gray's family 'devastated and disappointed' by DOJ decision not to charge officers, attorney says | The Baltimore Sun Sep 12, 2017: Citing "insufficient evidence", the U.S. Department of Justice released a … Continue reading Freddie Gray Dies of Spinal Cord Injury After Arrest by Baltimore Police

South Carolina Police Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of Black Man

Dec 7, 2017: U.S. District Judge David Norton sentenced Michael Slager to 20 years in prison, deciding that Slager had in fact committed second-degree murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott. Former S.C. Officer … Continue reading South Carolina Police Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of Black Man

The Islamic State | ISIS | ISIL | Daesh

Jul 13, 2018: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44824619 Oct 17, 2017: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/world/middleeast/isis-syria-raqqa.html Aug 17, 2017: http://www.healthandwellnessresource.com/terrorist-attack-barcelona-spain-thirteen-people-killed/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/isis-suspects/ http://www.newsweek.com/end-isis-middle-east-more-attacks-barcelona-us-europe-652247 Jul 11, 2017: Syrian Observatory says it has 'confirmed information' that Islamic State chief is dead | Reuters Jul 9, 2017: … Continue reading The Islamic State | ISIS | ISIL | Daesh

The 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz | International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jan 27, 2015: About 300 Holocaust survivors, along with French President François Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Polish President Bronisław Komorowski gathered for a memorial at the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp today, on … Continue reading The 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz | International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Cleveland Police Shoot and Kill 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice

Jul 7, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3549624-officer-who-fatally-shot-tamir-rice-withdraws-from-small-town-police-force Dec 29, 2020: DOJ closes probe into Tamir Rice shooting with no charges | The Hill May 30, 2017: Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice, was … Continue reading Cleveland Police Shoot and Kill 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice