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It’s the image that is defining a protest movement.
A woman in a summer dress is photographed standing elegantly and defiantly against a line of Baton Rouge police officers.
Taken by Jonathan Bachman for Reuters, the photo was being hailed as one of the most significant news images of recent times, capturing a powerful moment that illustrates America’s racial fault lines.
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15-year-old son of Louisiana man shot by police breaks down in tears
The family of a black man shot multiple times by police during a confrontation at a Louisiana convenience store called for an independent investigation and officials to resign in the wake of video showing the chilling incident.
Graphic footage circulating online filmed by a witness early Tuesday appears to show Alton Sterling, 37, being shot as two cops pin him to the ground.His death has sparked protests against police brutality in Baton Rouge, and family members and the local NAACP branch called for Louisiana State Police to take over the review from the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Quinyetta Mcmillon, the mother of Sterling’s 15-year-old son, said officers handled the incident “unjustly,” and told reporters Wednesday that they killed a man who was “simply trying to earn a living and take care of his children.”
“I, for one, will not rest or not allow him to be swept in the dirt,” Mcmillon said as Sterling’s son sobbed behind her.
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Aerial video shows the true devastation of Louisiana flooding
“This is going to be tough to recover from,” said Ari Sarsalari, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel. “There are parts of Louisiana that have seen more than 30 inches of rain since Friday.”
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