Author: Aaron Morrison
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Calls for police reform at Nichols’ funeral
MEMPHIS, Tenn. • Tyre Nichols’ family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and emotional tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police. Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, fought back tears as she spoke lovingly of her…
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EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water
JACKSON, Miss. • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system. The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis…
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Juneteenth: a day of joy and pain and now, national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that the last enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” But…
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Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
WASHINGTON • Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the past week. His announcement came as police under federal command forced back peaceful demonstrators…
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Police: N.J. teen sold stepsister, 7, for party sex
TRENTON, N.J. — It started with a seemingly innocent party invitation. A 15-year-old girl and her 7-year-old stepsister were headed to an apartment down the street from their home near the New Jersey Statehouse, where they had been hanging around outside on a Sunday afternoon. For the younger girl, police say it quickly descended into…