Stories Of Racism And Discrimination In 2018 was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
1. Starbucks Black Men Arrested
Rashon Nelson, left, and Donte Robinson, right, were wrongfully arrested for sitting inside of a Starbucks coffee shop.
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2. Sacramento Police Shooting
Stephon Clark became another victim of police brutality when cops fired multiple rounds into his body as he ran. Poilce said he had a gun but upon further investigation, he did not have a weapon.
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3. Diante Yarber
Diante Yarber was killed by police while sitting in his car. They received reports of a stolen car and assumed that Yarber’s was the thief. Turns out he was driving a family members car.
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4. Waffle House Shooting
Four Black people were gunned down inside of a Waffle House in Tennessee by a white gun men. James Shaw Jr., a Black man, was able to stop the shooter from killing more people.
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5. Saheed Vassell
Saheed Vassell of Brooklyn was shot and killed when police assumed he had a gun on him. Vassell suffred from mental illness. Cops recieved reports of a dangerous man walking around with a gun.
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