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Twenty-Two African-Americans Attacked by Police on Barack Obama’s Election Night, Says Horwitz, Richardson & Baker LLC

Across America, on the evening of November 4, 2008, people celebrated Barack Obama’s victory. The election of Obama represented change, hope and unity to millions of people of all different backgrounds. But for the community members of the a particular neighborhood, the celebration ended in an unfortunately familiar and oppressive manner.
Based on photographic evidence (of [...]

Lawsuits claim hate crimes by Chicago police

By SOPHIA TAREEN | Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO - While the world watched a Grant Park celebration heralding the election of the first black U.S. president, some white Chicago police officers committed hate crimes against black residents cheering Barack Obama’s victory elsewhere in the city, attorneys alleged Thursday.
A lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in [...]