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‘Are you the defendant?’: Black law student mistaken for defendant at court

Thursday, March 10 by ABC News

(BRISTOL, R.I.) -- Like many other law students, Brooklyn Crockton says she was inspired by the movie Legally Blonde, where protagonist Elle Woods goes to law school, discovering herself in the process. “I saw this woman being her authentic self, inquisitive and beautiful. And I... Read More.

‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler detained by police after being mistaken for a bank robber in Atlanta

Wednesday, March 9 by ABC News

Ryan Coogler, director of Marvel’s Black Panther, was mistaken for a bank robber at an Atlanta Bank of America, as reported by ABC affiliate WSB. According to the police report, the incident took place on Jan. 7 when a Bank of America employee... Read More.

Black correction officer mistaken for shoplifter sues Walmart for ‘racial profiling’

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) -- A Black law enforcement officer is alleging that he was racially profiled in a Georgia Walmart store after he was handcuffed and wrongfully accused of shoplifting -- and now he's suing. David Conners, a Clayton County corrections officer, said he was shopping... Read More.

Black man sues police after being mistaken for white ex-felon

Monday, January 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Shane Lee Brown, a 25-year-old Black man, is suing two Nevada police departments after he says he was misidentified as a now-51-year-old white man who had an active felony warrant out against him. Brown was arrested on January 8, 2020, during a... Read More.

Magic Johnson will not watch the Lakers HBO series; Halle Berry laughs at being mistaken for Halle Bailey

Wednesday, December 29 by ABC News

NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson won five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, but he says he will not watch the upcoming HBO series about how his team dominated the decade.

Daunte Wright shooting: Other officers have mistaken their guns for stun guns

Thursday, April 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The veteran police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, may have accidentally grabbed her gun instead of her stun gun before the shooting, an assertion offered by the police chief. In body camera footage... Read More.

Hunter shot to death after being mistaken for a deer by another hunter

Tuesday, December 1 by ABC News

By JON HAWORTH, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A man has been shot and killed while he was hunting by another hunter after allegedly being mistaken for a deer.The incident occurred on Nov. 25 at approximately 7:16 p.m. when... Read More.

Stories tagged with: mistaken

‘Are you the defendant?’: Black law student mistaken for defendant at court

‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler detained by police after being mistaken for a bank robber in Atlanta

Black correction officer mistaken for shoplifter sues Walmart for ‘racial profiling’

Black man sues police after being mistaken for white ex-felon

Magic Johnson will not watch the Lakers HBO series; Halle Berry laughs at being mistaken for Halle Bailey

Daunte Wright shooting: Other officers have mistaken their guns for stun guns

Hunter shot to death after being mistaken for a deer by another hunter

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