NPRMichigan 'Not A Person Whatsoever': Michigan County Official Defends Use Of N-Word NPR - Bill ChappellA county official in Michigan is defending his use of the N-word — by repeatedly saying the slur, and insisting that it does not imply he is a racist. Leelanau County Road Commissioner Tom Eckerle has
NPRShooting of Breonna Taylor Oprah Winfrey Commissions 26 Billboards Demanding Arrests In Breonna Taylor's Killing NPR - Alana WiseO, The Oprah Magazine has commissioned 26 billboards calling for the arrest of the police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor to be placed across Louisville, Ky., the magazine said in a
NPRLouisiana Supreme Court Louisiana Supreme Court Won't Review Life Sentence For Man Who Stole Hedge Clippers NPR - Laurel WamsleyA Louisiana man will continue to spend his life in prison for stealing a pair of hedge clippers, after the state's Supreme Court denied his request to review a lower court's sentence. Fair Wayne Bryant
NPRPolicing 'Sick To My Core': Aurora, Colo., Chief Apologizes After Black Family Is Handcuffed NPR - Bill ChappellThe police chief in Aurora, Colo., has apologized after officers handcuffed children and reportedly drew their weapons on a Black family — an incident captured on video this week that renewed criticism
NPRPolicing Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Sues City Over Firing NPR - Alana WiseUpdated at 10:47 a.m. ET Thursday A former Atlanta police officer, charged in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a Wendy's parking lot in June, has sued the city's mayor and interim police chief over
