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Charges Dropped Against Kentucky Lawmaker Arrested At A Breonna Taylor Protest

Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott had been arrested in September during a protest of following news that no police officers would face criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor. Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Charges Dropped Against Kentucky Lawmaker Arrested At A Breonna Taylor Protest

November 17, 2020 • State Rep. Attica Scott was charged with first-degree rioting, which is a felony. She was also facing lesser charges of failure to the disperse and unlawful assembly. She called charges "bogus."

Philadelphia Police Release 'Traumatic' Bodycam Video Of Walter Wallace Jr. Shooting

A demonstrator holds a placard with Walter Wallace Jr.'s name on it during a protest near the location where he was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Philadelphia Police Release 'Traumatic' Bodycam Video Of Walter Wallace Jr. Shooting

November 4, 2020 • "We understand that the materials released today will be very painful. It will elicit anger, rage, distress, evoke more questions, and rightfully so," the district attorney said, urging calm.

Mom Dragged From SUV, Beaten By Officers With Toddler In Back Seat Filing Suit

This undated selfie photo provided by Rickia Young shows her lip. Attorney Kevin Mincey, who represents Young, says she went to retrieve her 16-year-old nephew from the area were a protest was occurring, and put her 2-year-old son in the car to help him fall asleep. Rickia Young/AP hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Mom Dragged From SUV, Beaten By Officers With Toddler In Back Seat Filing Suit

October 30, 2020 • Lawyers for Rickia Young, 28, and her son said she was battered, separated from the child for hours, and kept in handcuffs while being treated at a hospital. No charges have been filed against her.