Stories Of Racism And Discrimination In 2018
1. Starbucks Black Men Arrested
Rashon Nelson, left, and Donte Robinson, right, were wrongfully arrested for sitting inside of a Starbucks coffee shop.
(Photo Source: AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
3. 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.
(Photo Source: AP)
4. 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.
(Photo Source: AP)
5. 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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6. 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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