PoliticsPoliticsJulián Castro Wants to Stop Police Brutality by Getting Rid of Qualified Immunity“Qualified immunity” refers to one of the most powerful federal laws that protects police officers from personal…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedJune 18, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFamily Files $10 Million Lawsuit Against City of Phoenix After Police Allegedly Assault, Threaten to Shoot FamilyA family is suing the City of Phoenix for $10 million after police officers were caught on video using what the…ByJay ConnorPublishedJune 14, 2019
NewsNews'Expert' Says It Was 'Reasonable' for Cops to Fire 55 Bullets at a Man Sleeping in His CarAn extensive report by a former police apologist officer has surprisingly absolved California police officers of any…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJune 13, 2019
NewsEducationNewsEducationDallas High School Cuts Off Valedictorian’s Mic After She Mentions Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice in Graduation SpeechPrincipal Temesghen Asmerom described it as a “technical difficulty” to the students, staff, and family members who…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 7, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalTexas Authorities Deny Withholding Sandra Bland VideoThe Texas Department of Public Safety is denying the office withheld a cellphone video of the killing of Sandra…ByIbn SafirPublishedMay 25, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw Enforcement#StephonClark: Bill Policing When Cops Can Use Lethal Force Advances in CaliforniaA little more than a year after Sacramento, Calif., police gunned down an unarmed Stephon Clark as the 22-year-old…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 24, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEric Garner Case: ‘Definition of a Choke Hold’An NYPD trainer testified Tuesday that the maneuver used by police officer Daniel Pantaleo to force an unarmed black…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 14, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeUnarmed Black Woman Yells ‘I’m Pregnant!’ Before Being Shot, Killed by PoliceA police officer in Baytown, Texas, fatally shot and killed a black woman while attempting to arrest her at her…ByJay ConnorPublishedMay 14, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeCop Implicated in Death of Eric Garner Is Headed to Administrative Trial as Data Shows Cops Still Use Choke HoldsThe New York City police officer implicated in the death of Eric Garner five years ago is set to face an…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 9, 2019
NewsNewsSC Sheriff Indicted for Destroying Phone, Creating Fake Charges and Arresting Man Who Recorded CopsA federal grand jury has indicted a South Carolina sheriff and two deputies after federal investigators determined…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 9, 2019
EntertainmentEntertainment2019 Tribeca Film Festival: See You Yesterday Tackles the Complexities Of Time, Space and Grief in a Society Stricken With Police BrutalityBenjamin Franklin famously noted there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. See You Yesterday…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedMay 7, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalBART Officer Lied About Conduct During Arrest of Oscar GrantAccording to documents released last week under a new California police transparency law, former BART police officer…ByIbn SafirPublishedMay 5, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalMinneapolis Awards $20 Million to Family of Woman Shot by Officer Mohamed NoorThe City of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman who was shot and killed by…ByIbn SafirPublishedMay 4, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFormer Minneapolis Cop Found Guilty of Murder in Death of Australian Native Justine DamondA jury on Tuesday convicted a now former Minneapolis police officer of murder for shooting and killing a woman after…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 30, 2019
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFor Black Drivers, Traffic Stops Can Be a Matter of Life or Death. Can the 'Not Reaching' Pouch Make Them Safer?As a black person in America, we’ve all been there. ByJay ConnorPublishedApril 30, 2019
NewsNewsConnecticut Police Open Fire on Black Couple Singing Love Song to Each OtherOn Tuesday, April 16, Stephanie Washington, 22, and Paul Witherspoon III, 21, were sitting in their car enjoying…ByIbn SafirPublishedApril 27, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeFolks Busted by Killer Cop Amber Guyger Have Been Getting Some Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Passes by Dallas ProsecutorsAmber Guyger, the now former Dallas cop who killed an unarmed black man in his own home, is still awaiting trial in…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 26, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticePolicing the Police: Database of Corrupt Cops Opened to Public ViewFrom so-called gang databases to terror watch lists, reports are plentiful about the various lists cops and other…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 25, 2019
EntertainmentMoviesNow playing EntertainmentMoviesWatch: See You Yesterday, Produced By Spike Lee, Tackles the Blackest Instance of Wanting To Turn Back Time“If I could go back and fix it, I would.” ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedApril 22, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWatch: Grown Ass Cop Pepper Spray, Beat and Arrest Black Teen for Allegedly Taking a Defensive StanceThank god for cellphones.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 19, 2019