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Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery will Go to Grand Jury

April Ryan
May 7, 2020

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The death of 25 year old Ahmaud Arbery has people up at arms over the call for open carry President Trump has incited with this “liberate” Twitter movement.

Civil right advocates and federal lawmakers are blaming this most recent jogging-while-Black incident on the current open carry laws that created a father and son vigilante group.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) on the need for judicial reform as well as shifting from a culture which still allow armed white vigilantes to terrorize African Americans.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood. My heart goes out to his family, who deserve justice and deserve it now. It is time for a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his murder. https://t.co/alvY5WjdHx
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 6, 2020

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan