A brutal case of police misconduct is now moving to trial, bringing to light hard truths and undeniable evidence in a $30 million lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department. […]
Tag: Police Brutality
Posted inNational
Dying while Black in America
The Last Poets, the original rappers with a message and a purpose, said “It’s alright to die for a cause, but not just because.” Those words continue to have meaning […]
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Unjustified killing underscores urgency of transforming police culture
Urban League leaders said the cold blooded killing of a disabled man as he tried to flee police reveals an almost delusional mindset on the part of the Huntington Park […]
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African-Americans, hate crimes and money
Recently, the California Department of Justice released a report which showed that African-Americans are the greatest victims of Hate Crimes in the State. This is not surprising since we have […]
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Miami officer convicted in violent arrest of Black woman
A jury took just over an hour to convict a Miami-Dade officer of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of a Black woman who had called police for help, […]
Posted inAcross Black America
Judge says police planted evidence – convicts White officer of killing Black man
A judge on Friday convicted a White Kansas City police officer of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of a Black man, in a case in […]
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Son of Black man shot by California police to receive 1.3 million in settlement
The 8-year-old son of a Black man in California who was fatally shot by police in 2018, a death that led to new policing laws, will receive $1.3 million in […]