Dallas Police Shooting

Dallas Police Department cars with lights on on dark street
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 19, 2016 2:53PM EDT

Black Dallas Cop Sues Black Lives Matter, Obama for 'Igniting a Race War'

From the lawsuit: “The defendants, if not legally reined in, are allegedly responsible, along with others, for igniting a race war that will ultimately totally destroy the freedoms that our founding fathers bequeathed to us.”
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Kenrya Rankin  Aug 25, 2016 10:52AM EDT

Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Had PTSD Symptoms

The Army vet complained of panic attacks, nightmares and hallucinations.
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Kenrya Rankin  Jul 18, 2016 1:02PM EDT

14 Must-Read Reactions to Baton Rouge Police Shooting

Shaun King: “Blaming the #BlackLivesMatter Movement for violence would be like blaming libraries for illiteracy rates or fire departments for fires.”
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 12, 2016 4:02PM EDT

Everything President Obama Just Said About Racism and Policing

“You can’t simply dismiss it as a symptom of political correctness or reverse racism. To have your experience denied like that, dismissed by those in authority, dismissed perhaps even by your White friends, your coworkers, fellow church members again and again and again, it hurts.”
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Kenrya Rankin  Jul 12, 2016 12:25PM EDT

WATCH LIVE: President Obama Speaks at Memorial for Slain Dallas Officers

Former President George W. Bush is also slated to speak at the service, which starts at 1:40 p.m. ET.
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Kenrya Rankin  Jul 12, 2016 11:23AM EDT

These 12 Tweets Expose the Hypocrisy of #AllLivesMatter

#AllLivesDidntMatter is glorious. And heartbreaking.
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Sameer Rao  Jul 8, 2016 4:07PM EDT

Member of Dallas-Based Black Gun Ownership Advocacy Group Says 'City Has Failed'

Yafeuh Balogun, a member of the Huey P. Newton Gun Club, criticized Dallas officials for incubating the environment of injustice in which Micha Xavier Johnson allegedly shot and killed five police officers.
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 8, 2016 1:03PM EDT

Black Lives Matter Leaders Respond to Dallas Police Shooting

Via Twitter: “#BlackLivesMatter advocates for dignity, justice and freedom. Not murder.”
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Kenrya Rankin  Jul 8, 2016 11:40AM EDT

Dallas Shooting: Officials Say Shooter Was Upset With White Cops, Black Lives Matter

Police Chief David Brown on alleged suspect Micah Xavier Johnson: “We won’t militarize our policing standards, but … we are not gonna let a coward who would ambush police officers change our democracy.”