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WNBA fines three teams, players for shirts honoring recent shooting victims

WNBA fines three teams, players for shirts honoring recent shooting victims

Three WNBA teams and several players were fined for wearing shirts voicing solidarity with the victims of recent shootings by and against police officers.

The Indiana Fever, New York Liberty, and Phoenix Mercury were fined $5,000, while players were fined $500 each for wearing black adidas shirts imprinted with hashtags referencing the victims, according to ESPN.

The WNBA says the shirts violated…

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Remembering Sandra Bland

At a time when the nation’s division over race and social justice imploded following the past week’s carnage of Black bodies, we honor the life of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old Black woman who died in police custody one year ago today.

Rev. James Miller, pastor of DuPage AME Church where Sandra grew up in Lisle, Illinois, told The Chicago Tribune that to incite effective change, the nation must be…

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Minnesota 0fficers walk out of WNBA game over players’ comments & warm-up shirts

Minnesota 0fficers walk out of WNBA game over players’ comments & warm-up shirts

Four officers scheduled to work security at Saturday’s WNBA Minnesota Lynx game walked out of Target Center in Minneapolis, incensed by a pre-game presser and t-shirts the officers viewed as anti-police.

“I commend them for it,” said Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Federation, of the officers’ protest, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Kroll also warned that other…

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Guns used in police ambush were confiscated, returned in 2013

Lamar County authorities say the weapons found on James Boulware, the man killed by Dallas police following a weekend attack on police headquarters,

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Fox host likens attack on Dallas police to Texas pool party: A ‘cultural trend’ of disrespecting cops

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Instead of being surprised by #McKinney or the #DallasPDShooting we should just build a big fence around #Texas.

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James Boulware: Suspect in #DallasPDShooting believed dead from sniper shot [graphic video]

James Boulware: Suspect in #DallasPDShooting believed dead from sniper shot [graphic video]

James Boulware, 50, is believed to be dead by sniper fire after opening fire on Dallas police headquarters from an armored vehicle early Saturday morning, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Police officers reportedly attempted to negotiate with Boulware — who is White and has a history of violence — for hours before he ultimately led…

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