Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke at the NAACP National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 18, 2016. Clinton spoke on criminal justice reform, the tragic shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and police in both Dallas and in Baton Rouge, and of course Donald Trump. Watch her speech below:
A Baton Rouge policeman who was once injured trying to save a toddler from a burning building and recently welcomed a son of his own was one of the three officers killed in a Sunday morning shooting.
A cousin and family friend said Sunday that Montrell Jackson, 32, a 10-year-veteran of the Police Department was one of the officers killed.
A Baton Rouge policeman who was once injured trying to save a toddler from a burning building and recently welcomed a son of his own was one of the three officers killed in a Sunday morning shooting.
A cousin and family friend said Sunday that Montrell Jackson, 32, a 10-year-veteran of the Police Department was one of the officers killed.
Marcus Brown, a cousin of Jackson's, described him as a "great police officer" who never complained about his job, even though he had been working extra hours of late. He said Jackson was the father of a little boy named Mason, who is about four months old.
"He was just a good person in general," said Brown, the boy's godfather.
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President Obama has released the following statement in response to the shooting deaths of three police officers in Baton Rouge Louisiana:
I condemn, in the strongest sense of the word, the attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge. For the second time in two weeks, police officers who put their lives on the line for ours every day were doing their job when they were killed in a cowardly and reprehensible assault. These are attacks on public servants, on the rule of law, and on civilized society, and they have to stop.
I’ve offered my full support, and the full support of the federal government, to Governor Edwards, Mayor Holden, the Sheriff’s Office, and the Baton Rouge Police Department. And make no mistake – justice will be done.
We may not yet know the motives for this attack, but I want to be clear: there is no justification for violence against law enforcement. None. These attacks are the work of cowards who speak for no one. They right no wrongs. They advance no causes. The officers in Baton Rouge; the officers in Dallas – they were our fellow Americans, part of our community, part of our country, with people who loved and needed them, and who need us now – all of us – to be at our best.
Today, on the Lord’s day, all of us stand united in prayer with the people of Baton Rouge, with the police officers who’ve been wounded, and with the grieving families of the fallen. May God bless them all.
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As an NJ guy and a black man it would make me proud to see Cory Booker as Hillary Clinton's pick for VP. But there are some good reasons why that probably won't happen.
From all appearances Cory Booker, the US Senator from NJ would make an excellent pick for Hillary Clinton's VP pick. He is super intelligent, engaging, energetic, GREAT with policy, a GREAT fundraiser, and willing to work with the other side of the aisle to get things done. But alas there are some very practical reasons why I believe Cory Booker will not be the VP pick. Here are three:
1: This reason is the most important reason and is no fault of Booker's but one that Hillary Clinton can't ignore. If she selects Booker and wins then everybody's "favorite" Fred Flinstone look alike, Chris Christie gets to pick the senator that replaces Booker. Christie will choose a Republican, and that would not be good for Hillary as she will need every vote she can get to get her agenda through Congress.
2: Booker doesn't bring anything that Elizabeth Warren can't. Warren may be even better at pulling in the progressive vote than Booker, and she would be better at attracting disgruntled Bernie Sanders supporters. Booker doesn't help much with the black vote as Clinton is well over 90% without him.
3: Booker doesn't help Clinton electorally. Clinton dominated NJ in the Democratic primary and will win NJ with or without Booker. In contrast, someone like Tom Kaine would bring the important battleground state of Virginia with him.
Booker has shown to be a more than capable senator, and I think Booker can best serve Clinton and the United States by remaining in the Senate and helping to write, sponsor, and pass progressive policies that help most Americans.
George L. Cook III AfricanAmericanReports.Com
A white former Atlanta police officer was charged on Friday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man who he said was fleeing the scene of a crime and put his life in danger, claims that were refuted by investigators, a prosecutor said.
The charges come amid national unrest and Black Lives Matter protests over the deaths of two black men in Minneapolis and Baton Rouge at the hands of white officers and a national debate about race and the use of force by police.
James Burns, who was fired from the Atlanta Police Department on Tuesday, was charged in Fulton County with felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of violation of his police oath, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
District Attorney Paul Howard said he had requested an arrest warrant to be issued for Burns. It was unclear late on Friday if Burns had turned himself in to police.
Burns responded to a call about a suspected burglar breaking into cars on June 22. When he arrived at the scene, Devaris Caine Rogers, 22, jumped into a car and began to drive, an investigation report said.
Burns said Rogers drove toward him and that he fired into the vehicle because he thought he was in danger. Investigators said they found that Rogers made no attempt to strike Burns with the car he was driving and that Burns was never in danger.
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