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Jacob Blake was no angel, but Kamala Harris says his shooting is unjustified and officer ‘should be charged’

Though some have characterized him as a violent criminal who was resisting arrest and got what was coming to him, democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said she believes in “due process,” and when it comes to Blake’s shooting, “I cannot see how anybody could reason that, that was justifiable.”

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Trump signs executive order on police reform

Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.

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Kirk Franklin is boycotting Dove Awards for editing his speech acknowledging police killing of Atatiana Jefferson

Grammy-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin says he’s boycotting the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards after they edited out part of his acceptance speech earlier this month in which he called for prayers after a white police officer shot Atatiana Jefferson, a black woman, in her home.

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Following Amber Guyger conviction, a white Texas police officer kills black woman, Atatiana Jefferson, in her home

It has not even been two weeks since former Texas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years for killing an innocent black man, Botham Jean, in his own home. Now, another white Texas officer has fatally shot a black woman inside her home after being called to do a welfare check.

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Ridiculous and Insensitive: Sunny Hostin disagrees with Jay-Z saying we are ‘past kneeling’

Billionaire rapper Sean “Jay-Z” Carter recently said black folks are “past kneeling” as a form of protest, and “The View” co-host, Sunny Hostin, didn’t like that one bit. She called his statement flat-out “ridiculous” and “insensitive” on during her first day back on air following summer vacation.

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