A 16-year-old was charged in connection to the homicide investigation that led to Amir Locke’s death in Minneapolis.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
‘He loved on everyone’: Hundreds mourn, remember Amir Locke at Thursday funeral
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday to remember Amir Locke as the community grieves another young Black man killed by law enforcement in Minnesota.
‘Strong Black woman’ myth is hurting the mental health of African American women, author says
Author Marita Golden talks about her new book, the consequences of the Strong Black Woman syndrome and how Black woman can prioritize self-care.
In trial of officers in George Floyd’s death, was it their duty to intervene?
Former officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao didn’t stop Derek Chauvin. Experts say training and police culture are to blame.
Beloved campus officers killed in Bridgewater College shooting were a ‘dynamic duo’
Officers J.J. Jefferson and John Painter were good friends, Bridgewater’s president said. Painter was Jefferson’s best man in his wedding this year.
Federal prosecutors reach plea deal with 2 men who killed Ahmaud Arbery in hate crimes case
Federal prosecutors reached a plea deal with the two men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery before a hate crimes trial was set to begin.
‘We want 100% justice’: Judge rejects plea deal with man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for one of the men convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Museums must return stolen artifacts, experts say. That requires an ‘institutional transformation.’
Individuals and communities for decades have used the legal system to push museums to return stolen cultural objects.
American Girl names first Chinese American doll its ‘Girl of the Year’ in response to anti-Asian hate, violence
The company said its 2022 ‘Girl of the Year’ Corinne Tan is trying to find the “courage to speak up when faced with xenophobic comments.”
‘Devastating’: Coroner identifies 14-year-old girl killed by Los Angeles police in Burlington store
Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, died when Los Angeles police opened fire on a suspect Thursday at a Burlington store in California.