@aaronlmorrison

Race & Ethnicity News Editor for @AP. ✉️: amorrison (at) ap (dot) org | Adjunct lecturer, @newmarkjschool | DMs open. RTs ≠ endorsements. He/him.

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The Associated Press today issued the following statement:
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"Some Black activists and police reform advocates expressed frustration that people who are outraged by how the Pretti and Good cases have been handled often ignored the same dynamics when the victims were Black." @aaronlmorrison for @AP apnews.com/article/minneapol…

As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu

The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis have followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans.

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Black church leaders reject Charlie Kirk martyrdom and point to his race rhetoric apnews.com/article/charlie-k… ( By @AP's @aaronlmorrison & Jaylen Green)

Black church leaders reject Charlie Kirk martyrdom and point to his race rhetoric

A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was gunned down in Utah this month, with the insulting...

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“Now, (Charlie Kirk) did violently die, but he did not die for the faith. Not the faith that I know. Not for the Jesus I know.” -- Rev. F. Bruce Williams of Bates Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. apnews.com/article/charlie-k…

Black church leaders reject Charlie Kirk martyrdom and point to his race rhetoric

A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was gunned down in Utah this month, with the insulting...

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Hey folks! Emerging from my on-off X hiatus to share plans for #NABJ25 in Cleveland. I’ll be speaking on two panels and I’ll be recruiting at @AP’s career fair booth. Looking forward to meeting new faces & catching up with old friends, Aug. 6-Aug. 9. My colleagues & I are ready.
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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America (via @AP's @jack_brook96 & @reporterdeepa) apnews.com/article/pope-leo-…

Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity.

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Jury fails to reach verdict in the trial of a Michigan police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant, at a traffic stop in 2022. apnews.com/article/police-sh…

No verdict, mistrial declared, in trial of Michigan police officer who killed Congolese immigrant

A judge has declared a mistrial after the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police officer who shot a Black man following a traffic stop in 2022.

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3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop (via @AP) apnews.com/article/tyre-nich…

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

Three former Memphis officers have been acquitted of all state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop.

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I am overjoyed to have been part of the @AP, Frontline & Howard Centers team that today was named a FINALIST for the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting! The project's documentary also has been nominated for two Emmys! pulitzer.org/finalists/22664
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The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services' access to the president apnews.com/article/ap-trump-…

The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services' access to the president

The White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world.

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A local dad’s social club that I joined last year is featured in the @nytimes this weekend! So proud of the community and happy it’s getting the shine it deserves. nytimes.com/2025/04/12/style…

Rolling With Their Babies (Published 2025)

For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club.

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Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported (via ⁦⁦@APNews⁩) apnews.com/article/mahmoud-k…

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules

A Louisiana immigration judge says Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk. Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled Friday.

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AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists apnews.com/article/trump-ap-…

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists

A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

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Aaron L. Morrison@aaronlmorrison8 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON (@AP) _ AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment
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WASHINGTON (@AP) _ AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment
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Bodega cats make New Yorkers’ hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations (via ⁦@AP⁩) apnews.com/article/bodega-ca…

Bodega cats make New Yorkers' hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations

Bodega cats in New York City are widely loved feline workers in the Big Apple's convenience stores. Most store owners keep them for companionship, and as little salesmen that bring customers in and...

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With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own (via @AP’s ⁦@mrbrownsir⁩) apnews.com/article/cory-book…
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Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history (via @AP) apnews.com/article/trump-bla…
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Indeed! Good to see you, bro!
Khristopher J. Brooks@AmericanGlow9 Mar 2025
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@aaronlmorrison, dang bro, we went from helping plan a NABJ regional conference to first-time dads. Life being lifing
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"The dismantling of (USAID) and widespread terminations of U.S. foreign aid contracts have hit Africa harder than any other region." (@AP)
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Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation (via @AP) apnews.com/article/trump-afr…

Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation

U.S. President Donald Trump says no one has ever heard of Lesotho. The foreign minister of the small African kingdom tells The Associated Press that Trump should “speak for himself.”

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Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation (via @AP) apnews.com/article/trump-afr…

Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation

U.S. President Donald Trump says no one has ever heard of Lesotho. The foreign minister of the small African kingdom tells The Associated Press that Trump should “speak for himself.”

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