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The biggest news stories of 2015 - in 60 seconds
A one-minute montage looking back at the most striking moments of 2015.
Alfred Joyner Dec 30, 2015
Tamir Rice shooting: US grand jury decide not to charge policemen who shot 12-year-old with fake gun
Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback did not act unlawfully when killing Tamir a grand jury states.
Mark Piggott Dec 28, 2015
US: Police fatally shot 'almost 1,000 civilians' in 2015
Nearly 100 of those shot were unarmed and did not possess any weapons.
Agamoni Ghosh Dec 28, 2015
US police shooting: Quintonio Legrier and Bettie Jones killed as racial tensions run high in Chicago
Quintonio Legrier and Bettie Jones from Chicago's West Side died in hospital on Saturday 26 December.
Peter Carty Dec 27, 2015
US: Several Black Lives Matter protesters arrested at Mall of America and Minnesota airport
The demonstrations, dubbed 'Black Xmas,' led to the arrest of 15 people.
Nicole Rojas Dec 24, 2015
Donald Trump Las Vegas rally hit by 'Nazi salutes', scuffles and Black Lives Matter protests
Protesters at Westgate Convention Centre draw angry response from supporters of Republican frontrunner.
Umberto Bacchi Dec 15, 2015
US: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois top list of the worst states for black Americans
A report by 24/7 Wall St revealed the top 10 worst states in the US for black Americans.
Nicole Rojas Dec 08, 2015
Tamir Rice shooting: Officer claims he 'knew it was a gun' before opening fire in new statement
The officer who shot the 12-year-old Ohio boy said he repeatedly warned the boy to put his hands up.
Nicole Rojas Dec 02, 2015
Chicago protests: Unrest continues following release of Laquan McDonald shooting video
Chicago braces for more demonstrations and even gang violence after protests on 24 November.
Nicole Rojas Nov 26, 2015
Laquan McDonald shooting video: Hundreds of protesters take to Chicago streets
Scores of demonstrators chanted "16 times" referring to the number shots fired by officer.
Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 25, 2015
Freddie Gray trial: Jury in Officer William Porter trial to be anonymous but not sequestered
A Baltimore judge also ruled on over a dozen motions ahead of Porter's trial, set to begin on 30 November.
Nicole Rojas Nov 24, 2015
US: Two arrested in Minneapolis over 'white supremacist' shooting as police hunt further suspects
Black Lives Matter Minnesota said the attack was 'an act of domestic terrorism'.
Romil Patel Nov 24, 2015
Donald Trump: Waterboarding Isis and roughing up a Black Lives Matter activist
The Republican presidential candidate told ABC, 'I think waterboarding is peanuts compared to what they'd do to us.'
Nicole Rojas Nov 22, 2015
Black Lives Matter: Barack Obama makes first public statement on movement [video]
US president called it a 'legitimate issue' during discussion on criminal justice issues.
Adam Justice Oct 23, 2015
Conservative site accuses Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King of pretending to be mixed race
Morehouse Oprah Scholar hits back at Breitbart saying he has 'never lied about' his race.
Graham Lanktree Aug 19, 2015
Ferguson: Police shoot gunman Tyrone Harris on anniversary of Michael Brown's death [Photo report]
Anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, began with a solemn march in his honour and ended in chaotic scenes.
David Sim Aug 10, 2015
Ferguson anniversary: Powerful photos of protests over police shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown
Michael Brown's death sparked months of sometimes violent protests and spurred the "Black Lives Matter" movement.
David Sim Aug 06, 2015
Sandra Bland arrest video: Texas police release new, unaltered dashcam footage
Police in Texas released the new video a day after the original following growing speculation it was altered.
Nicole Rojas Jul 22, 2015
US: How did Sandra Bland really die in police custody?
Police state it was suicide by hanging, but family and friends argue she would never take her own life.
Nicole Rojas Jul 16, 2015
Anonymous Million Person March demands lowering of the Confederate flag after Charleston massacre
Cyber-activist group planning protest in South Carolina with Occupy and Black Lives Matter to force removal of the Confederate flag.
David Gilbert Jun 30, 2015
Charleston church to reopen for Sunday services 4 days after killing of 9 African-Americans
Mother Emanuel AME Church to reopen, New York pastor Norvel Goff to lead services.
Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 21, 2015
Charleston grieves for victims of church shooting as prayers held across US
Vigils held across the US for those who died in Dylann Roof's church attack in South Carolina.
Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 19, 2015
The Rachel Dolezal story: One woman's journey from white to black in an America obsessed by race
Rachel Dolezal's story sheds a strange light on America's obsession with race and skin colour.
Graham Lanktree Jun 12, 2015
Cleveland: Protests erupt after acquittal of police officer over deaths of 2 unarmed suspects
Michael Brelo found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with fatal shooting in 2012.
Vasudevan Sridharan May 24, 2015
Freddie Gray: Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn J Mosby faces criticism after charging 6 officers over death
Baltimore's chief prosecutor faces a backlash after charging six police officers over the Freddie Gray's death.
Taku Dzimwasha May 02, 2015
Freddie Gray death: Why did Baltimore police make unexplained stop during arrest?
Police Commissioner Anthony Batts announced on 30 April that their investigation was completed a day earlier than expected.
Nicole Rojas Apr 30, 2015
Baltimore riots: Decades of inequality and mistrust in a tale of two cities [Photo report]
Baltimore is two cities: the crime-ridden area from The Wire, and a gleaming city on the waterfront.
David Sim Apr 29, 2015
Baltimore Riots 2015: Boston rally for protesters planned for 29 April
The event, which is being organised by Mass Action Against Police Brutality on Facebook, is set to take place in front of the Boston Police Department Headquarters.
Nicole Rojas Apr 29, 2015
Michael Brown's family files wrongful death lawsuit against city of Ferguson, Missouri, and its ex-police chief
The lawsuit also names former Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson and former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson as defendants.
Nicole Rojas Apr 24, 2015
Volunteer Oklahoma police officer Robert Bates who killed suspect hands himself in
Reserve deputy faces manslaughter charge over shooting of African American Eric Harris
Mary Papenfuss Apr 15, 2015
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