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Former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Indicted On Murder Charges

Posted on June 8, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Eyder Peralta A former North Charleston, S.C., police officer was indicted on murder charges in the killing of 50-year-old Walter Scott. According to Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson, the indictment against Michael Slager was handed down by a grand … Continue reading →

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The Walter Scott outrage nobody is talking about

Posted on April 14, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Heather Digby Parton The horrific story of the unarmed Walter Scott’s death at the hands of Officer Michael Slager continues to reverberate. Aside from the incontrovertible evidence on the tape that the accused officer shot him in the back … Continue reading →

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Some Key Facts We’ve Learned About Police Shootings Over The Past Year

Posted on April 14, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Gene Demby We’ve done a lot of writing and reporting at Code Switch over the last year on deadly police shootings of unarmed black people, cases that have become such a part of our landscape that they have a … Continue reading →

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Walter Scott: Week by bloody week, my America is sliding back towards slavery

Posted on April 13, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Michael W. Twitty For the United States, and with it, the entire western world, this past week should have been time to reflect on a monumental anniversary: the true end of chattel slavery in the United States 150 years … Continue reading →

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Even If Walter Scott’s Family Wins in Court, the Cop Won’t Pay a Dime

Posted on April 13, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Jaeah Lee The family of Walter Scott, the man who died on Saturday after being shot eight times by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, has decided to sue Slager, the city of North Charleston, and its police department. … Continue reading →

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Black death has become a cultural spectacle: Why the Walter Scott tragedy won’t change White America’s mind

Posted on April 13, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Brittney Cooper The most recent coldblooded police slaughter of an unarmed Black man is not the story of “one bad apple.” I refuse to narrate this story as another “isolated incident.” On Saturday morning, Michael Thomas Slager, a police … Continue reading →

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How a Broken Tail Light Can Be a Death Sentence in America

Posted on April 13, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Karen Dolan So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America. The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by a white police officer in North Charleston SC is indicative … Continue reading →

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