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AFL-CIO Report Exposes Deepening Racial Disparities in Workplace Safety
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AFL-CIO Report Exposes Deepening Racial Disparities in Workplace Safety

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaApril 29, 2024

The AFL-CIO, a coalition representing 12.5 million workers across various unions, has released its 33rd annual report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect,” uncovering troubling racial disparities in workplace safety. The report’s findings, based on the most recent data available, underscore the urgent need for policymakers, regulatory bodies, and employers to confront the disproportionate rates of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses faced by workers of color

Cops Shot an Unarmed Black Man 43 Times…So What?
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Cops Shot an Unarmed Black Man 43 Times…So What?

TriceEdneyWire.comDecember 7, 2023

Cops who killed an unarmed 25-year-old Black man, Jayland Walker, by shooting him 43 times last June in Akron, Ohio, did not violate the law, even after the medical examiner’s office ruled the murder was a homicide.

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Associate Pastor Shot to Death at Compton Intersection

City News ServiceOctober 25, 2021

A 65-year-old associate pastor of a local Christian church was shot to death in a possible gang-related attack yesterday at an intersection in Compton, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The shooting happened about 11:50 a.m. in the 1000 block of Compton Boulevard, the LASD reported. Deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call, Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez said.

Gun Violence claiming more lives of American teens, children
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Gun Violence claiming more lives of American teens, children

Jim Salter & Claudia Lauer AP NewsOctober 11, 2021

Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media.

Shootings involving children and teenagers have been on the rise in recent years, and 2021 is no exception. Experts say idleness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shares the blame with easy access to guns and disputes that too often end with gunfire.

Cop Who Killed Eric Garner on Video Finally Closer to Being Fired After Five Years
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Cop Who Killed Eric Garner on Video Finally Closer to Being Fired After Five Years

Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire ContributorAugust 15, 2019

Two days after activists protested yelling “fire Pantaleo” at a Democratic debate in Detroit with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio standing on stage, a New York administrative judge ruled that Pantaleo should be fired. Pressure from activists and media attention put Eric Garner’s death at the forefront of discussions on police brutality and misconduct.

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Leimert Park Shooter Still at Large

City News ServiceJanuary 6, 2016

Authorities this week identified a man who was shot in the head in a possible gang-related attack in the Leimert Park area, and whose killer remains at large. The shooting happened at 2:45 a.m. on January 2