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Sharpton: Locke was guilty only of being 'Black in America'

Headline from KAAL Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

Hundreds of people joined in song and prayer Thursday at the funeral service for Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who was shot by Minneapolis police serving a search warrant.

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  1. Amir Locke funeral set for Thursday; Sharpton to officiate

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  2. Newest

    Sharpton: Locke was guilty only of being 'Black in America'

    Headline from KAAL Rochester ·

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. WHEC Rochester

    Amir Locke funeral set for Thursday; Sharpton to officiate (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    The funeral for Amir Locke will be held Thursday in the church that hosted Daunte Wright's funeral last April.

  2. The Hill

    Funeral for Amir Locke set for Thursday (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    The funeral for Amir Locke, a Black man who was shot in an apartment while

  3. CBS News

    Watch Live: Funeral for Amir Locke, Black man shot by Minneapolis police, held at church in Minneapolis (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The 22-year-old's death has provoked an outcry against no-knock warrants.

  4. CNN

    Family and friends to mourn Amir Locke at Minneapolis funeral after he was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Members of the Minneapolis community will gather Thursday to honor the life of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man whose killing at the hands of police during the execution of a no-knock warrant has reignited debate around the controversial practice.

  5. KAAL Rochester

    Sharpton: Locke was guilty only of being 'Black in America' (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    Hundreds of people joined in song and prayer Thursday at the funeral service for Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who was shot by Minneapolis police serving a search warrant.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Hundreds mourn Amir Locke, a Black man killed by police (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Locke’s death has provoked an outcry against no-knock warrants, with a push by his family and others to ban them.

  7. The Hill

    Al Sharpton on Amir Locke: Only guilty of 'being young and Black in America' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday spoke to thousands at the funeral of 22-year-old Amir Locke, who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police during a no

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