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Details: Written by By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent; Published: 29 September 2014

The group demands justice, fairness and a full and complete investigation by the United States Department of Justice into Michael Brown’s death and Eric Garner’s murder

Details: Written by Jim Suhr, Associated Press; Published: 27 September 2014

Ferguson fires man hired to handle public relations after his conviction for reckless homicide uncovered

Details: Written by Jesse Holland, Associated Press; Published: 27 September 2014

Will AG Holder’s departure undermine the civil rights initiatives he has put in place

Details: Written by Ryan Lucas, Associated Press; Published: 26 September 2014

Coalition goal is to cripple militant’s source of cash, estimated at $2 million a day

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 25 September 2014

A crowd of 300 tells DOJ investigators their stories of police harassment and brutality

about-Marlene-Pinnock

Details: Written by Tami Abdollah, Associated Press; Published: 25 September 2014

Marlene Pinnock will receive $1.5 million in the settlement and the officer will resign

Details: Written by Nedra Pickler, Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press; Published: 25 September 2014

Holder made changes aimed at reducing racial bias in the Justice system

Details: Written by Karl Ritter, Associated Press; Published: 24 September 2014

Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir, Basil Fernando of the Asian Human Rights Commission and U.S. environmentalist Bill McKibben shared cash award of 1.5 million kroner

Details: Written by David Crary, AP National Writer; Published: 24 September 2014

More than one in five women and one in eight men will experience serious intimate partner violence in their lifetimes

Details: Written by Mohammed Daraghmeh, Karin Laub, Associated Press; Published: 22 September 2014

The recent conflict in Gaza has resulted in more than 2,100 Palestinians killed and more than 18,000 homes destroyed or severely damaged

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