This month marks 30 years since the acquittal of the Los Angeles officers who beat Rodney King nearly to death. But police brutality towards Black people is perennial and enduring.
Police Brutality
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Protesters Plan Peaceful March Calling for Justice for Daniel Turcios
The event is planned for 5 p.m. in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh.
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Body Camera Footage of Turcios Shooting Reveals Chaotic Confrontation
Raleigh police and fire officials were on scene following the rollover crash for five minutes before Turcios was shot and killed. Footage shows the confrontation escalated after Turcios was tasered in the back while walking away from officers.
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Sunday Reading: The Men Who Killed Daniel Turcios
Typically, little information is released about the officers involved in deadly use-of-force incidents due to North Carolina’s draconian public records laws. But a recent deep dive by The News and Observer divulged a surprising amount.
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Advocates Demand Criminal Investigation After Raleigh Police Shoot Man By Highway
RPD is expected to publish its five-day report on the shooting of Daniel Turcios on Wednesday.
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Video Footage of Officers Smashing a Vehicle’s Window and Dragging a Wake Forest Woman to the Ground Went Viral Last Week
The woman’s minor children were in the vehicle and witnessed the whole thing in the latest incident of Triangle law enforcement officers using excessive force against residents.
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A Year After Raleigh Erupted in Protests Over Police Brutality, Activists Say We’ve Only Moved Backward
There are no longer monuments of Confederate soldiers guarding the old Capitol grounds and stores are no longer boarded up. Whether this all spells progress is in the eye of the beholder.
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Cops Pepper-Spray Voters as They March to the Polls in Graham
On the final day of early voting in North Carolina, police in Alamance County pepper-sprayed a group of voters who were marching to the polls.
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With His Righteous Rage, JooseLord Magnus Makes Conscious Rap for an Incendiary Age
JooseLord Magnus remembers the exact date when he began taking his rap career seriously. It was a Sunday, a few months before the election: February 21, 2016.
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PHOTOVOICE: Say His Name. David Brooks.
Protesters gathered in Roxboro to call out racism and police brutality after the murder of David Brooks Jr.