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In one of her first major speeches as a presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called for sweeping criminal justice reforms in the wake of the deaths of unarmed black men in police custody — most recently in Baltimore, plunging the city into days of unrest.

Conversely, after the subsequent death of several unarmed black men in the following years, I was attending my church in LA, and each time, no mention or acknowledgment was made.

On Wednesday, a Staten Island grand jury announced its decision not to indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who put an unarmed black man in a chokehold that resulting in the man's death.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that he is «disappointed» by a Brooklyn jury's decision to acquit an off - duty cop who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn road rage shooting last year.

An NYPD officer was reportedly indicted on multiple charges, including manslaughter, in the November shooting death of an unarmed black man in the darkened stairwell of a housing project.

SOHO — Councilwoman Margaret Chin issued a statement requesting «leniency» in the sentencing of the former NYPD officer convicted of killing an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn public housing stairwell.

Former NYPD officer Peter Liang was sentenced to probation by a Brooklyn judge for shooting an unarmed black man in a public housing project stairwell in 2014 in a ruling expected to set off denunciations from police critics.

State AG Eric Schneiderman said he is «disappointed» by a Brooklyn jury's decision to acquit an off - duty police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn road rage incident last year.

Disturbing new questions have emerged about the shooting of an unarmed black man in the back three years ago by a white NYPD detective who is under investigation for posting racist comments on Facebook, the Daily News reports.

Former NYPD officer Peter Liang was cleared of manslaughter and given probation by a Brooklyn judge Tuesday in the 2014 killing of an unarmed black man in a dark stairwell — a ruling that set off tears and denunciations from the victim's relatives and police critics.

Not exact matches

Looking ahead: Protests will continue in Sacramento after another young unarmed black man was gunned down by police.

Demonstrators surrounded a basketball arena in downtown Sacramento to protest the police killing another unarmed black man.

Has it made a difference or slowed the gunning down of young, unarmed black men who brandish mobile phones that officers mistook as firearms, resulting in six shots to the back?

The Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics took the court on Sunday wearing black T - shirts supporting Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed in his own Sacramento backyard last week.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is undertaking one of the biggest challenges of his year - old mayoralty after a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner.

The New York City PBA has been at odds with Mayor Bill de Blasio in recent months over police tactics and criminal justice reform measures sought after the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after a choke hold administered by a police officer.

During an interview with Wendy Williams she talked about Stephon Clark, the unarmed 22 - year - old black man who was shot eight times in his grandmother's backyard in California.

Federal prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury in Brooklyn in the death of Garner, an unarmed black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer in Staten Island in July 2014, according to a person briefed on the matter.

More broadly, the push for grand jury reform began last year, after a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict a New York City police officer in the choke hold death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner.

Clinton cited recent incidents of unarmed black men around the country being killed by police such as Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Tamir Rice in Cleveland and Garner, who she said was «choked to death after being stopped for selling cigarettes on the streets of our city,» in Staten Island.

ALBANY — An Albany County grand jury declined Wednesday to indict three police officers in the April death of an unarmed, mentally ill black man — a decision District Attorney David Soares said should reignite talks of criminal justice reforms.

In a brief email statement this morning, Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda commended the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and its Mayor, Keith Summey, for bringing murder charges against the officer involved in the shooting death of a fleeing, unarmed black maIn a brief email statement this morning, Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda commended the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and its Mayor, Keith Summey, for bringing murder charges against the officer involved in the shooting death of a fleeing, unarmed black main the shooting death of a fleeing, unarmed black man.

An Albany County grand jury declined to indict three police officers in the April death of an unarmed, mentally ill black man — a decision District Attorney David Soares said should reignite talks of criminal justice reforms.

On the vast lawn of the plaza near the courthouse in Brooklyn where Peter Liang, a former NYPD officer, was convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man just over a week ago, a crowd of several thousand people gathered on Saturday in Liang's support.

Riots recently erupted in Baltimore after Freddie Gray, an unarmed black man, died of severe spinal injuries following a foot chase and arrest by police

The move comes in the wake of a spate of killings of unarmed black men by police officers around the country.

MANHATTAN — The City Council wants the NYPD Inspector General to investigate how police track and monitor allegations of abuse following the decision of a Staten Island grand jury to not indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner.

The woman's mother alerted police in Maryland to postings she believed Brinsley was making on an Instagram account, which included anti-police writings — several news outlets have tied Brinsley to posts saying he wanted to kill police officers in revenge for recent police - related deaths of unarmed black men Eric Garner in Staten Island and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo..

The move comes in the wake of the decision by a Staten Island grand jury to not indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner whom police were trying to arrest for allegedly selling loose cigarettes.

Police killings of unarmed black men have grabbed the country's attention following the shooting death of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo. and the death of Garner on Staten Island.

Garner's death was one of several of unarmed black men at the hands of police around the country that sparked national protests and changes here in New York City.

Thompson also brushed off calls for a special prosecutor in the police shooting death of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man fatally shot by a rookie cop in the stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex.

The rookie cop who gunned down an unarmed man in a pitch - black stairwell made a deadly mistake — and then never got help for his victim, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson claimed on Wednesday.

Mr. Oddo pointed out that Mr. Donovan, whose office is tasked with investigating the death of the unarmed 43 - year - old black man who was put in an apparent chokehold by police, once worked for legendary former Manhattan District Attorney and Democrat Robert Morgenthau.

Mr. Lynch has been outspoken critic of Mr. de Blasio, particularly in the wake of the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died on Staten Island as a police officer tried to arrest him.

The request comes after grand juries in Staten Island and Missouri declined to indict local police officers in the deaths of unarmed black men, touching off days of protests across the country.

EAST NEW YORK — A rookie police officer fatally shot an unarmed man late Thursday in a «pitch black» Pink Houses stairwell as his girlfriend, whom he had been visiting, watched in horror, officials and a witness said.

She also drew a direct line between the deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island, Walter Scott in Charleston, and Tamir Rice in Cleveland — all unarmed black men killed in encounters with police — and Freddie Gray, the man whose mysterious death spurred the violent riots in Baltimore.

Last month, dozens of council members, including Mark - Viverito, protested a grand jury's decision not to an indict an officer in the death of an unarmed black man on Staten Island, and members have continued to push for police reforms opposed by both Bratton and Lynch.

In rolling out the program in December — just days after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict a white officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man — NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton said the devices would alter police interactionIn rolling out the program in December — just days after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict a white officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man — NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton said the devices would alter police interactionin December — just days after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict a white officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man — NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton said the devices would alter police interactionin the chokehold death of an unarmed black man — NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton said the devices would alter police interactions.

Matthew Smalls, a Staten Island lawyer, said months ago that he would run, in the wake of the Eric Garner case — in which a grand jury impaneled by Mr. Donovan opted not to indict a white police officer in the unarmed black man's death.

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NY — Peter Liang, the rookie NYPD officer found guilty of manslaughter last month for fatally shooting young, unarmed black man Akai Gurley in a dark East New York stairwell in 2014, may never see the inside of a jail cell.

He has been vocal about his belief that New York City police Daniel Pantaleo should have been charged with a crime in the death of an unarmed black Staten Island man, Eric Garner.

The court's second ruling ended a suit by the Legal Aid Society, which had sought the release of the disciplinary records from the Civilian Complaint Review Board of one officer in particular: Daniel Pantaleo, who had placed Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a chokehold moments before he died on a Staten Island sidewalk in July 2014.

«I was impressed with what Stephon's brother Stevante said that how proud he was of Sacramento, of his city, how people turned out and made this case a national one and brought attention because I think too often, our elected leaders, they will talk about things when it's a lot of children in a school, but when it's young black men of color who are being shot by the police unarmed... I think if we're gonna say black lives matter, we have to mean it, and we have to implement change,» she continued.

«Participants also believed that the black men were more capable of causing harm in a hypothetical altercation and, troublingly, that police would be more justified in using force to subdue them, even if the men were unarmed,» Wilson said in the statement.

Race does connect them, in a way, but in one, we are trying to escape today's racial reality of driving while black and cops killing unarmed black men with no punishment, While in the other, we immerse ourselves in that reality.

Starring John David Washington, Anthony Ramos and Kelvin Harrison Jr., the plot centers on the tight - knit community of Bed - Stuy in Brooklyn, where a young father witnesses the police shooting of an unarmed black man.

Ryan Coogler was at home in Oakland on New Year's Day 2009 when it happened: Oscar Grant, a 22 - year - old unarmed black man, was killed by a transit policeman at the BART station in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood.

The wunderkind's previous two movies — 2013 Sundance darling Fruitvale Station, about the killing of Oscar Grant, an unarmed black man shot in the back by police while facedown on an Oakland subway platform; and 2015's Rocky reboot, Creed, about a young boxer who grows up in juvenile detention and learns to channel his anger in the ring — were both critical and box - office hits, leaving little doubt Coogler was up to the challenge.