Michael Brown‘s father and other Ferguson, Missouri activists are demanding that the Black Lives Matter organization assist them financially. Michael Brown’s unjustly murder in August 2014 by a white police officer sparked months of protests in Ferguson. His death further fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, his father, Michael …
Read More »Feds Interested In Investigating Case Of Ohio Man Who Was Fatally Shot By Deputy
Last week a Black man was killed in Ohio after being shot by a deputy who was engaged in a hunt for violent offenders. On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that they would be reviewing the shooting case of Casey Goodson. David DeVillers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, …
Read More »Quawan Charles’ Family Still Wants Answers After Their Son Was Found Dead
The family of 15-year-old Quawan ‘Bobby’ Charles is still seeking answers after their son’s body was found in a rural area in Loreauville, Lousiana. According to Baldwin police, Quawan had drowned, but gruesome photos taken by the family seem to tell a different story, and now the family is seeking …
Read More »#BLM New York Chapter Cofounder Hawk Newsome Arrested During Protest
America continues to divide at the hands and words of Donald Trump. BLM New York Chapter Co-founder Hawk Newsome was arrested along with 10 others. On Sunday Black Lives Matter held a protest at Madison Square Park in Manhattan. With Assistance from the NYPD, the peaceful protest was disrupted by …
Read More »Black Philadelphia Man With Mental Illness Shot and Killed By Police
When will they stop killing us? Another black man has been shot and killed by police this Monday in Philadelphia after yelling at him to drop his knife, which has sparked violent protests, over 30 injured officers, and led to dozens of arrests. According to the police spokesperson Tanya Little, …
Read More »Judge Drops Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Derek Chauvin For the Killing of George Floyd
According to reports from CNN, a Hennepin County Judge has dropped the third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd. Chauvin has still been charged with second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter in relation to Floyd’s death on May 25. The …
Read More »Jonathan Price Tried to Shake Texas Officer’s Hand Before Cop Killed Him, Affidavit Says
On October 3, Jonathan Price was shot and killed by police officer Shaun Lucas after trying to defend a woman who was involved in a domestic dispute at a convenience store in Wolfe City, Texas. Price is the latest black man to be shot and killed by police this year. …
Read More »Kansas City Officer Under Fire For Kneeling On Pregnant Black Woman
The Kansas City Police Department is under fire over a video that captured one of their officers kneeling on a pregnant black woman’s back. On September 30, around 11 PM, authorities responded to a call from a security guard who reported there were “15-20 individuals fighting on the business’s property” …
Read More »The Mother And Sisters Of Alvin Cole, Who Was Killed By Police, Were Arrested At Peaceful Protest
On Thursday, in Wauwatosa, WI, the mother and sisters of Alvin Cole were arrested by police who were coming down on protesters for breaking curfew. Multiple people who witnessed the arrests said that Tracey, Talevia, Tristiana Cole, and several other protesters were taken into custody shortly after 9 p.m. The …
Read More »Officers Involved In California Tasing Death Of Chinedu Okobi Will Not Be Charged
Five San Mateo County deputies will not be charged in the taser death of Chinedu Okobi. Last year, on October 3, Okobi was tased to death in Millbrae just 30 miles north of Silicon Valley. Okobi’s family says he was “tortured to death.” The sheriff’s office claims Okobi was straying …
Read More »Sacramento Kings And Boston Celtics Players Honor 22-Year-Old Stephon Clark During Pre-Game Warm-Up
Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics players made a statement last night at their game against each other. Players from both teams came out during the pre-game warm-up with shirts supporting the wrongful shooting of Stephon Clark. On the front of players’ shirts, read “Accountability we are one.” And on …
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