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Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, Files Federal Lawsuit Against Louisville Police

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 16, 2021March 15, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 16, 2021March 15, 20211017

Kenneth Walker filed a federal lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department for the actions of the officers who killed his girlfriend Breonna Taylor...

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Black Police Officer Fired After Giving Black Lives Matter Protester Intel About Police

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 20212597

A Black police officer in Lexington, KY, was fired after being accused of supplying information about the police to a BLM protester....

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NAACP LDF Releases Report On The Ways Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron Mishandled Breonna Taylor Case

Derek MajorNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020

by Derek MajorNovember 25, 2020November 25, 20201894

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund released an in-depth report Tuesday on the ways Attorney General Daniel Cameron mishandled the Breonna Taylor case...

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Ben Crump Calls For Independent Prosecutor After Juror Says Homicide Charges Weren’t Presented to the Grand Jury in the Breonna Taylor Case

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 21, 2020October 21, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 21, 2020October 21, 20202288

Ben Crump calls for an independent prosecutor in the case of Breonna Taylor since the grand jury was never presented with homicide charges against the...

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Kentuck AG Daniel Cameron Files Motion To Keep Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Quiet

Derek MajorOctober 9, 2020October 9, 2020

by Derek MajorOctober 9, 2020October 9, 20201954

Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron filed a motion asking to dismiss a grand juror's request to speak publicly about the proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case. ...

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Kentuck AG Daniel Cameron Seeks Delay in Release of Grand Jury Recordings in Breonna Taylor Case

Derek MajorSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 2020

by Derek MajorSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 20203561

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has asked for a one-week delay in the release of grand jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case. ...

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Activist Tamika Mallory Slams Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron: ‘He’s ‘No Different Than The Sellout Negroes That Sold Our People Into Slavery’

Derek MajorSeptember 29, 2020September 29, 2020

by Derek MajorSeptember 29, 2020September 29, 20204805

Tamika Mallory called Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron a "coward" for failing to directly charge the officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor...

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Black State Representative Charged With Setting Library on Fire During Breonna Taylor Protest

Dana GivensSeptember 28, 2020September 28, 2020

by Dana GivensSeptember 28, 2020September 28, 20202523

On Friday, Kentucky representative, the state legislature's only black woman representative, Attica Scott was arrested by police officers and charged with felony riot charges. ...

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Former LAPD Sergeant on Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron: ‘He Is Skinfolk, Not Kinfolk’

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 25, 2020September 25, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 25, 2020September 25, 20206849

Former LAPD Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey has come out against Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and stated, "I understand that he is skinfolk, not kinfolk"...

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What You May Not Know About Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Republican Ties

Derek MajorSeptember 24, 2020September 25, 2020

by Derek MajorSeptember 24, 2020September 25, 202010634

Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron, the Black Republican overseeing Breonna Taylor's case, has strong political ties to Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump....