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Georgia authorities have arrested two men in the murder investigation of Ahmaud Arbery. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation tells ABC News Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, were taken into custody Thursday and were booked into the Glynn County Jail in Brunswick. The men were each charged with murder and aggravated assault in the Feb. 23 shooting […]
A growing number of celebrities and political figures are calling for justice in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed black man who was gunned down while out for a jog earlier this year. Georgia officials say Arbery was running in the Satilla Shores neighborhood just outside Brunswick on Feb. 23, when two armed white men began […]
A Georgia prosecutor announced Tuesday that a grand jury should review the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery—a 25-year-old black man who was gunned down while out for a jog back in February. “After careful review of the evidence, I am of the opinion that the case should be presented to the grand jury of Glynn County for consideration […]
A 25-year-old Brunswick, Georgia man was shot and killed by two locals when he was out for a run, and his killers still haven’t been charged. The New York Times reports that Ahmaud Arbery was a big fan of running to keep in shape, having previously been a high school football standout. This February he ran […]
The internet can be a cruel and unforgiving place. ASAP Rocky learned this the hard way after some social media users decided to kick him while he’s down over his past comments. During a recent conversation with Kerwin Frost, Rocky touched on his jail time in Sweden. Rocky explained how his friends were keeping him […]
Days after the Justice Department said it won’t be bringing civil rights charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the officer responsible for choking Eric Garner to death, the victim’s daughter, Emerald, launched a petition on Change.org demanding that he be fired from the NYPD. “Hello I am the youngest daughter of Eric Garner, Emerald Garner, please hear my message and […]
Ed Truitt says he had two options when he found himself at the end of an officer’s gun barrel: Comply and get killed or disobey and survive. The young black man faced this dilemma early Sunday morning in the parking lot of an Arkansas convenience store. Law enforcement arrived at the area at around 3 a.m. and began instructing […]
Nipsey Hussle, known for his extensive work in bettering the lives of those closest to him, was working with partners toward the establishment of “the economic version of Black Lives Matter.” The comparison was made in a Los Angeles Times piece Wednesday featuring comments from real estate developer David Gross, who worked with Nipsey on […]
Four years after the death of Sandra Bland, a new video showing the fateful 2015 traffic stop from her perspective has surfaced. WFAA points out that the existence of this video was never made public. Previously, the only footage of the traffic stop that was public was from former state trooper Brian Encina’s dashcam. This new video shows […]
Nearly one year after Sacramento police shot and killed Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man in his grandmother’s backyard, the District Attorney Anne-Marie Schubert has announced that the two officers will not face criminal charges. Clark, 22, was killed on March 18, 2018, after two police officers, Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet, responded to a tip about someone […]
