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MAN WRONGLY CONVICTED WHEN $13 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT

By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare

An African-American man, who went to prison for six years was awarded $13 million dollars in a settlement , which was agreed upon by the San Francisco board of supervisors .

According to NPR, Jamal Trulove, who is also an actor, was reportedly set up and served prison time for a 2007 murder he did not commit. His 2015 retrial proved his innocence, and he was acquitted for the crime.

In 2007, Trulove sued the SFPD, after he was arrested and sent to prison for the murder of his friend Seu Kuka.

A jury would later determine that San Francisco police officers Maureen D’Amico and Michael Johnson lied and falsified evidence in the case, and even coerced a witness to lie and claim that Trulove was the shooter.

If the case was not overturned, Trulove could of spent the rest of his life behind bar.

For additional information use the link below:

https://thegrio.com/2019/03/20/black-man-framed-by-police-for-killing-his-friend-awarded-13-million-settlement/

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The Dallas Police Officer who shot and Killed Botham Jean, Officially fired By Dallas PD

By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare

Amber Guyger, the white woman Dallas, police officer who shot and killed 26-year Botham Jean, a seemingly law abiding citizen in his own apartment was officially fired by former police department.

After the shooting, Guyger, originally claimed that she some how confused, Mr.Jean’s apartment for her own, and claimed she shot him when he didn’t respond to her verbal commands.

According to some news outlets, some neighbors gave conflicting accounts to what they heard.

Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall, reportedly fired Amber Guyger after an internal investigation was concluded and determined the former Dallas police officer “engaged in adverse conduct’.

She has reportedly been charged with manslaughter in the death of, Jean.

For more information use the link below:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/amber-guyger-dallas-officer-fired-today-botham-jean-shooting-fired-2018-09-24/

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CASTILE SHOOTING RULED A HOMICIDE

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By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare

The killing of Philando Castile, by who we now now as officer Jeronimo Yanez , has now been ruled a homicide by Hennepin County Medical Examiner, according to the Washington Post .
Officer Yanez, shot and killed Mr. Castile in front of his four-year old daughter and his fiancee. During a traffic stop, where Mr. Castile attempted to retrieve his wallet and I.D. on the request of the officers, after informing the officers he was in possession of a legally permitted firearm.

INTERVIEW WITH THE MOTHER OF PHILAND CASTILE:

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USE LINK :

http://m.essence.com/2016/07/11/philando-castile-death-ruled-homicide-officer-identified

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BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT : FRED HAMPTON !

BY:LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

The African-American civil rights activists and black power revolutionary, Fred Hampton was born in Summit, Illinois on August 30, 1948.

Sadly he would lose his life way too soon, when on December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton would be assassinated, while asleep. That murder would done by the corrupt Chicago Police Department ,with the assistance of the FBI’s counter intelligence program ( cointelpro ), under the supervision of racist J. Edgar Hoover.

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Despite having his beautiful life cut to a meager 21 years, Fred Hampton would do more for the African-American community, than most could do in four life times.

After graduating from Proviso East High School in 1966, Fred Hampton enrolled at Triton Junior College in River Grove, Illinois, majoring in pre-law. During this time he would also begin his life path of activism, first getting involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), becoming a youth Organizer of that organization. After proving he had great leadership capability, Fred Hampton would go on to become Chairman of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and then become the National Black Panther Party’s deputy Chairman. Where he used his leadership role in the black power movement to fight for social change and racial justice through his own brand of community organizing and nonviolent activism.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WATCH THESE THREE SHORT NEWS VIDEOS ON HOW THE FBI’S COINTELPRO ( COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM ) ASSISTED THE CHICAGO PD WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF FRED HAMPTON :

VIDEO #1.

VIDEO #2.

VIDEO #3.

FOR EVEN MORE INFORMATION USE LINK :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton

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PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY IN CHICAGO AFTER POLICE RELEASED FOOTAGE OF 17 YEAR OLD TEEN BEING SHOT 16 TIMES BY A POLICE OFFICER !

FOOTAGE OF PROTEST:

BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

Protestors took to the streets of Chicago late Tuesday night after police released footage of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17 year old Laquan Mcdonald 16 times, 14 of the shots came while Laquan was already bleeding to death from his wounds on the ground.

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Officer Van Dyke was charged with first degree murder as soon as the year old footage was shown to the public.

FOOTAGE OF GRAPHIC SHOOTING :