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Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer Thursday of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault and acquitted another in the 2019 death of...

Jurors have convicted a Denver-area police officer and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing.

With more than 25 years in the game, actor E. Roger Mitchell still gets the same excitement on the set of Tyler Perry's, A Jazzman's Blues as he did when showing up to his first acting job. The seasoned actor shares many laughs and stories with Dr. Christina Greer about his childhood in Miami and his passion for creating Black content with BET. The pair also discuss his love for HBCUs, stage acting, and the power of a good conch salad.

BRIGHTON, Colo. -- A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain before the Black man's 2019 death lasted only seconds but has emerged as a focal point in the first criminal trial against officers and paramedics charged in his death.

The jury was in the courtroom for a little more than an hour total on Friday — the rest of the time was a fight about legal procedures