NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTyre Nichols' Mother Reacts to Former Cops Plea Entries [Updated]The five former Memphis officers pled not guilty to second-degree murder.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 17, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementDramatic New Developments in the Tyre Nichols CoverupThe Memphis deputies have been suspended without pay for five days.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 16, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementNo Reparations for St. Louis Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Three DecadesLamar Johnson’s case did, however, inspire a new state law for retrials.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 15, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw Enforcement6 North Carolina Officers on Leave after Tasing Man to DeathThe Raleigh police department has released the body camera footage.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 14, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw Enforcement7 More Memphis Officers Swept into Tyre Nichols Investigation [Updated]The Memphis Police Department struggles to hire more cops.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 8, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementOne Officer Sent Around Pictures of Tyre Nichols’ Bloodied FaceNew documents detail misconduct from the former Memphis officers who did the unthinkable.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 8, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Lawmakers To Highlight Victims of Police Brutality At State of The Union AddressThe Rootspoke exclusively with Rep. Gwen Moore and Milwaukee Bucks' player Sterling Brown about why we must keep…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedFebruary 7, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementOmega Psi Phi Revokes Membership of 3 Officers Charged in Tyre Nichols BeatingTadarrius Bean was allegedly a chapter president as an undergraduate.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 6, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityExperts Say Let the World See What They Did To Tyre Nichols“When we don’t have records, when we don’t have documentation, that’s when people are able to ignore the problems,”…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedFebruary 3, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementA Double Amputee Was Shot and Killed by the LAPDThe video of the incident contradicts the police statements.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 1, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityDear God! Body Cam Footage of Tyre Nichols Arrest is as Horrid as We ExpectedThe contents of the footage were described ad "heinous" and "inhumane."ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 27, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementA Pennsylvania Police Chief Was Charged With Helping Distribute Drugs. Tell Us Again How Cops Aren't CorruptShawn Denning faces up to 20 years in jail for his actions, as well as a $1 million fine.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 27, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Chief Has Alarming Reaction to Her Former Employees' Actions [Update]The five ex-cops were charged with murder in the fatal Tyre Nichols beating.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedJanuary 27, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBody Cam Video: Attorney Says Tyre Nichols was a “Piñata” for the Ex-Memphis OfficersThe events that occurred in the video conflict with the police narrative, his family said.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 24, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementLA Police Union Makes Weak Defense for Officers in Keenan Anderson IncidentActivist Patrisse Cullors accused the LAPD of taking the lives of three people this year.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 22, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFeds Announce Civil Rights Investigation Into Tyre Nichols CaseIt seems Nichols’ family isn’t the only one with questions.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 19, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw Enforcement5 Black Officers Fired Following Tyre Nichols Investigation [Update]I bet y'all were expecting a bunch of white faces.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedJanuary 23, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBody Cam Footage Released of Patrisse Cullors' Cousin's Arrest [Update]"They're trying to George Floyd me!" he was heard screaming.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 13, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementAutistic Boy Concussed by Officers at Event for Bonding with PoliceHis mother said she wanted her son to have a positive view of the police.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 10, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWisconsin DOJ Agent Ordered To Stand Trial After Shooting Unarmed Black ManA DOJ agent has been ordered to stand trial after shooting and injuring Quadren Wilson during a traffic stop in…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJanuary 9, 2023