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Friday, August 22, 2014

"Incident Report" on Michael Brown Death

FERGUSON, MO (PR) - On Aug. 12, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri asked the Ferguson Police Department to release the incident report for the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown. After the request was denied, the ACLU filed a Missouri Sunshine Law suit on Aug. 15. Late Thursday afternoon, the ACLU received a heavily redacted copy of the incident report. The St. Louis County Police Department had released their redacted incident report on Wednesday.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Richmond's Black Voters Demand Justice

AUGUSTA, GA - Residents of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia are filing a formal complaint on behalf of African American voters to the Department of Justice. A proposed districts maps alterations reduces the number districts in which minority voters have the ability to elect candidates of choice, according to the document.