The fact that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, is still entitled to his pension of over $1 million regardless if he’s convicted of killing George Floyd is mind-blowing and suggests a need for reform of police pensions. Chauvin may be the most despised man in America after footage …
Read More »New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Will Sign 10-Bill Package; Will Immediately Reform Criminal Justice System and Police
A breakthrough has been made, but the fight is not over. The New York Times reports that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to sign a 10-bill package that will expedite criminal justice and police reform bills on Friday. The decision follows a week of votes by Albany lawmakers …
Read More »Employees For Adidas Suggests Internal Racism Against Its Employees From The Brand
A week after #Adidas Originals Assistant Apparel Director Julia Bond sent a letter to Adidas’ North American leadership, describing the company as a “racist work environment,” which stemmed a week of protests by over 200 employees, new accusations of the brand being racist are being reported. Bond not only described …
Read More »Black Man Killed By Atlanta Police At Wendy’s Drive-Thru
A 27-year-old black man was shot and killed Friday night in Atlanta at a Wendy’s drive-thru line. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, police were called after receiving calls about a man sleeping in his vehicle at the drive-thru, which prompted drivers to go around the vehicle. Rayshard Brooks was given …
Read More »Nike Will Recognize Juneteenth As A Paid Holiday For Its Employees
Beginning this year, apparel brand Nike will be recognizing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for its employees. Juneteenth, which is also known as the Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, memorializes when Union General Gordon Granger read orders in Galveston, Texas, freeing all enslaved people, on June 19, 1865. …
Read More »Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Son Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing His Neighbor Multiple Times
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 28-year-old son was arrested Wednesday for the alleged stabbing of his neighbor. According to TMZ Sports, Adam Abdul-Jabbar has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing his neighbor multiple times. Local authorities told the outlet that they received a call around 10 …
Read More »Two People, Including Teen Girl, Arrested In Connection To Riah Milton Murder
Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of transgender woman #RiahMilton of Cincinnati, Ohio. Three people, including a 14-year-old girl, are facing charges for the killing of 25-year-old Riah Milton, who was fatally shot early Tuesday on the 6600 blocks of Spruce Creek Drive in Liberty Township. …
Read More »Police Investigating Murder Of Transgender Woman Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, Body Found Dismembered
Police are investigating the murder of transgender woman Dominque ‘Rem’mie’ Fells. On Monday night, police officers pulled the dismembered body of Rem’mie Fells out from the Schuylkill River after it was discovered floating in water near Bartram’s Garden Dock & Community Boathouse a little before 7 p.m. “The pain of …
Read More »Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Gets Involved After Protestor Is Arrested During Demonstration
Roc Nation is calling for justice after the Charleston Police Department arrested a protestor for allegedly refusing to follow police orders. Givionne Jordan, known as Gee, was the only one to be arrested out of 38 people during a peaceful protest on May 31. Now #JayZ and his social justice …
Read More »Ohio State Legislator Fired From ER Job After Racist Coronavirus Remarks; Questions If Black People “Wash Their Hands As Well As Other Groups”
A Republican Ohio state legislator was fired from his position as an ER doctor after asking if “the colored population” would be impacted more by the #coronavirus because they possibly “don’t wash their hands as well as other groups.” At this week’s state Senate Health committee hearing in Columbia, republican …
Read More »Men Disrupt Black Lives Matter Protest In Nevada With KKK Hoods, Carrying Trump Flags
Pro-police counter-protesters and Black Lives Matter demonstrators joined forces to chase off a small group of men that were wearing the white hoods of the Ku Klux Klan and carrying Trump flags who tried to interrupt their peaceful rallies in Nevada. The video has emerged, showing the exact moment protestors …
Read More »Cops Caught On Camera Beating Up Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief
Footage from a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer’s dashcam shows officers beating up and arresting Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam. CBC News has obtained a 12-minute video that shows an altercation between two officers of RCMP and Adam. The video starts with a cop talking to the driver …
Read More »Louisville, Ky Unanimously Passes Breonna’s Law; Bans the Use of No-Knock Warrants
Thanks to the unanimous vote of all 26 members of the Louisville Metro Council, the “Breonna’s Law” has been passed. The vote to ban no-knock warrants comes after the March 13 death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old former licensed EMT who was shot and killed by Louisville police during a …
Read More »75-year-old Man Pushed To The Ground By Buffalo Police Suffered Brain Injury, Lawyer says
According to NBC News, the 75-year-old man who was pushed to the ground during a protest in Buffalo, New York, has suffered a brain injury and is having to get used to “a new normal,” his lawyer said Thursday.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The protest took place on June 4 outside of City Hall. …
Read More »Body Cam Footage Shows Police Officer Using Deadly Chokehold While Telling Man To “Give Up”
A New Mexico police officer has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after video footage surfaced of him using a deadly chokehold on a man following a traffic stop. Body camera footage from the February 29th struggle shows Las Cruces officer Christopher Smelser choking Antonio Valenzuela as he lay on the …
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