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Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a decade, the Florida-based attorney has become the voice for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd -- Black people whose deaths at the hands of police and vigilantes sparked a movement. He has won multimillion-dollar settlements in police brutality cases. He’s pushed cities to ban no-knock warrants. He has told a congressional committee that ref...

Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.”

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Missouri city settles part in suit over Black inmates death A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle its part in a lawsuit brought by the family of a Black man who died in jail after having his neck pinned down for several minutes by the knee of a white sheriff ByThe Associated Press • 3 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this undated file photo, then Mississippi County Sheriff Cor...