NewsNewsWeekend News Roundup of Stories Everyone is Talking AboutA collection of our best posts of the week in news and entertainmentPublishedNovember 24, 2023
Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice9 Months Later, Dexter Wade Finally Gets a Proper SendoffRev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy and a call to action to investigate the circumstances of Wade’s death.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 20, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThere's a Major Update on the Derek Chauvin CaseThe high court rejected the former officer's appeal to have his conviction in the killing of George Floyd overturned.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedNovember 20, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementCivil Rights Group Asks After DNC Headquarters Clash: Where Was This Smoke For Jan. 6th Rioters?Police violently clashed with protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside of the Democratic National…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedNovember 16, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementNew Details in Viral Video of Charlotte Police Beating a Black WomanAn attorney for Christina Pierre spoke to an eyewitness who saw her get punched in the face.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 16, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalOnce Again, Derek Chauvin is Trying To Have his Conviction of George Floyd's Murder OverturnedHe alleges that new evidence shows he wasn't responsible for Floyd's death.ByCandace McDuffieUpdatedNovember 15, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeIt’s Getting Weirder: Dexter Wade Was Killed, Buried and Now Exhumed Without His Family’s KnowledgeThe remains of Dexter Wade will be returned to the family for a proper funeral.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 13, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThis Soon To Be GOP State Senator Said BLM Attacked Her, But Did She Make it Up?Virginia State Rep. Tara Durant just won her election for state Senate. But a new report suggests that the story…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedNovember 11, 2023
Criminal JusticeCriminal JusticeThese 25 Cops Never Thought Their Racism Would Be ExposedOne San Diego cop said "I hate Black people." Straight up. Just like that.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedNovember 11, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementCrazy New Development, Involving Cop Who Put Elijah McClain in a Deadly ChokeholdA jury acquitted Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard of his charges in the killing of Elijah McClain.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 7, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBreonna Taylor Trial: Fellow Officers Says He was “Shocked” at Brett Hankison’s ActionsFormer detective Myles Cosgrove testified in the federal trial of former officer Brett Hankison.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 6, 2023
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementBreonna Taylor’s Neighbor: The Louisville PD Shot Up My HomeThe woman whose apartment was shot into by Louisville police testified in the Breonna Taylor trial.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 3, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementMiss. Mom Whose Son Was Mysteriously Buried Wasn't the Only One Having a Legal Battle with the AGThe state attorney general justified the shooting of three people by Mississippi police last year.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 1, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementMiss. Mom Whose Son was Allegedly Killed and Buried By The Cops Pulls Crump To Call on the FedsAttorney Benjamin Crump demands the DOJ investigate the Jackson PD in the death of Dexter Wade.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 31, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityDallas Police Jail Black Man Despite Admitting They Got the ‘Wrong Guy’ On VideoSilver Hayes has filed a lawsuit against the arresting officers and the city after claiming he was beaten and tased…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedOctober 26, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFormer Minneapolis Officer Who Brutally Beat Black Man During George Floyd Protests Sentenced to 15 Days?!Justin Stetson was sentenced to 15 days in the county workhouse and received two years of probation on Monday.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedOctober 24, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityOhio Police Officers Who Fired Shots That Killed Jayland Walker Are Allowed Back on the ForceWalker was a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot after a car and foot chase.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedOctober 24, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementVideo: Heartbreaking New Details Released in Fatal Shooting of Exonerated ManVideo footage shows Leonard Cure fatally shot at point blank range by a Georgia sheriff’s deputy.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 19, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalManny Ellis Homicide Trial: Eyewitnesses Tell Very Different Story than PoliceA witness said Manny Ellis posed no threat to the police when he was violently detained.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 19, 2023
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalNo Justice, No Peace: 40 Times Benjamin Crump Fought for Civil RightsBenjamin Crump's latest fight is for a 69-year-old Tallahassee woman charged with voter fraud.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 15, 2023