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Patrick Lyoya was killed during a traffic stop in US state of Michigan, spurring protests and calls for accountability.

DETROIT — Patrick Lyoya died of a gunshot wound to the back of head, an independent autopsy conducted by forensic pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz confirmed.

The killing of Trayvon Martin — a baby-faced, hoodie-wearing, unarmed youth at the hands of a stranger — still reverberates 10 years later: in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media.

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin used the 10th anniversary of her son’s death Saturday to urge those who sought justice for her family to continue to fight.

MINNEAPOLIS — Family, friends and community members gathered Thursday in a north Minneapolis church where a funeral service celebrating the life of Amir Locke, fatally shot by police two weeks ago, began with songs of blessed reassurance before shifting to words of fury aimed at police.

Civil Rights leaders called for the replacement of the Rooney Rule in a meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell

The Rooney Rule was established in 2003.

NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton had never seen anything quite like it at his Harlem headquarters.