NewsNewsBlack Choir Director Shot and Killed by Police; Family Demands Video Be ReleasedRecent weeks have been a series of heartbreaks as awareness grows around the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 12, 2020
NewsNewsBlack Man Shot and Killed by Indianapolis Police While He Was Livestreaming on FacebookA large crowd came together in protest near the scene where a black man was fatally shot by police officers in…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 7, 2020
NewsNewsBlack Woman Shot to Death by Cops, Cops Outraged That Second Suspect Was Released From JailOn March 13 in Louisville, Ky., 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was shot to death in what appeared to be a botched police…ByZack LinlyPublishedMarch 29, 2020
NewsNews2 Chicago Cops Fired for Shooting at Unarmed Teen's Car. Cop Who Actually Killed Teen Keeps JobThe Chicago Police Board has dismissed two officers who riddled a car with bullets during a 2016 car chase that…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 23, 2020
NewsNewsConnecticut Officer Found Justified In Shooting an 18-Year-OldIt’s been trying times, folks. You would hope a crisis affecting every level of American life would put a temporary…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMarch 20, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPrince George's County Police Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Handcuffed ManA grand jury has indicted Prince George’s County police officer Michael A. Owen Jr. on second-degree murder,…ByJay ConnorPublishedMarch 6, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityA Chicago Man Was Shot Twice by Police. His Crime Was Walking Between Train CarsFor a group that is meant to de-escalate situations, the police seem to be straight up terrible at it.…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMarch 5, 2020
NewsNewsMaryland Officer Charged With Murder After Shooting Handcuffed Suspect in CruiserTo hear Prince George’s Police Chief Hank Stawinski tell it, it was a case so egregious, the department had to act…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJanuary 29, 2020
NewsNewsHandcuffed Man Shot and Killed by Maryland Police OfficerAn unidentified man died in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser in Prince George’s County, Md., on Monday…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJanuary 28, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCan Vallejo Police Be Trusted to Investigate an Officer-Involved Shooting?When an officer shoots and kills someone, whether on-duty or off, there is usually an investigation into the…ByMonique JudgePublishedJanuary 27, 2020
NewsNewsMother Sues City and Officer Who Killed Emantic Bradford Jr.The mother of a 21-year-old killed by a police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the officer and the city…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 27, 2019
NewsNews#WorkingOutWhileBlack: Alabama Cops Kill Man in Front of Wife and Daughter After Someone Calls Cops on Them for Not Committing a CrimeFive Alabama police officers are on leave and one man is dead after the deceased man’s family reportedly witnessed…ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 28, 2019
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersUntil Freedom Announces Day of Outrage in Honor of #AtatianaJeffersonOn Oct. 12, police killed Atatiana Jefferson in her own Fort Worth, Texas, home. ByJay ConnorPublishedOctober 28, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeChicago Cop Who Quit Force After Shooting and Killing Rekia Boyd Wants All Evidence of His Criminal Case ErasedThe then off-duty Chicago cop who fired his gun out of his car window, striking and killing Rekia Boyd, an innocent…ByDara SharifPublishedOctober 14, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityOfficer Who Shot and Killed #AtatianaJefferson Resigns 'Before He Could Be Fired' Police Chief SaysThe Fort Worth, Texas police officer who shot and killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home early…ByMonique JudgePublishedOctober 14, 2019
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinion#AtatianaJefferson: A List of Questions That Need Answers From Fort Worth Police Chief Ed KrausThe Fort Worth Police Department and its police chief, Ed Kraus, have a lot of explaining to do as it pertains to…ByMonique JudgePublishedOctober 14, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityTexas Police Officer Shoots and Kills Black Woman in Her Own HomeA white male officer with the Fort Worth Police Department in Texas is on administrative leave after shooting and…ByMonique JudgePublishedOctober 12, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWhere Are the Good Cops?I want to believe there is a God.ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 11, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityColorado Cop Who Killed Unarmed De’Von Bailey Has Past of Brutality, Still HonoredThe Colorado Springs police sergeant involved in the August killing of 19-year-old unarmed De’Von Bailey has once…ByKaru F. DanielsPublishedSeptember 8, 2019
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementPhoenix Police Now Required to Self-Report Every Time They Point a Gun at Someone: ‘That’s a Traumatic Event’Phoenix is well known for its oppressive heat and obnoxious Republicans. But with police misconduct rapidly working…ByJay ConnorPublishedAugust 21, 2019