NYPD Estimated to Overspend On New Overtime Cap By $400 Million
A New York City independent budget watchdog says the NYPD will likely blow its new overtime cap by $400 million. ...
Tag: George Floyd
Lil Baby Talks Police Brutality, BLM, His Time in Prison & More In New Interview
Like most people, Lil Baby felt compelled to do something to push the culture forward amid nationwide protests, demanding justice ...
Lawyer of Defendant in Ahmaud Arbery Case Says George Floyd Mask Should Be Banned in Court
written by @lysshoekstra ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the defense attorneys in the Amaud Arbery murder trial has asked a judge to ...
Family Of George Floyd Sues Minneapolis For Use Of Neck Restraint; Says Police Brutality Is A Public Health Crisis
On Wednesday, the family of #GeorgeFloyd filed a federal lawsuit against the city of #Minneapolis, and the four police officers ...
Trump Says” So Are White People,” When Asked About Black Americans Killed By Police
In a White House interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Donald Trump referred to the murder of George Floyd as ...
BLM Movement Renews Call For London Banks To Pay Reparations For Former Slave Trade Ties
In the wake of George Floyd's death, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a call overseas for some of ...
Attorney For Thomas Lane Seeks Dismissal Of Charges In George Floyd’s Death
The attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane filed a motion to dismiss on Wednesday, citing a “lack of ...
A Report Finds That 70 People Died In Police Custody In The Past Decade After Pleading They Couldn’t Breathe
The New York Times published research that contains data regarding the number of deaths that occurred in police custody after ...
Colin Kaepernick’s High School Years To Be The Focus Of New Netflix Series From Ava DuVernay
A limited series about Colin Kaepernick's high school years is coming to Netflix. Kaepernick has teamed up with Ava DuVernay ...
Minneapolis Council Moves Forward With Plan To Abolish Police, Suggests Implementing Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention Instead
The city council for Minneapolis is moving forward with its plans to abolish the police force. On Friday, the Minneapolis ...
New York City Will Rename Parks After Black Americans In Support Of Black Lives Matter Movement
Parks in New York City will be renamed after Black Americans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The ...
Black Reporter Sues Pittsburgh Newspaper Over Ban On Her Protest Coverage
A reporter that was banned from covering Pittsburgh's Black Lives Matter protests for a tweet she posted has now sued ...
Dispatcher Called Supervisor Of George Floyd’s Arresting Officers While Watching Incident Live, Said Arrest “Looks A Little Different”
The 911 dispatcher was skeptical of the officers' apprehension of George Floyd. The dispatcher who witnessed the arrest and murder ...
Trained And Unarmed Professionals Will Now Respond To Non-Criminal Calls In San Francisco To Reduce “Police Confrontation”
Police in San Francisco will no longer be responding to non-criminal calls. San Francisco mayor London Breed said that non-violent ...
Starbucks Faces Backlash For Barring Employees From Wearing Gear in Support of Black Lives Matter
According to BuzzFeed News, an internal memo received by Starbucks employees last week explained that wearing any attire that referenced ...
New York State Senate To Overturn Old Law That Helped Hide Police Disciplinary Records
The New York State Senate has voted to repeal a 44-year-old law that helped protect police officers’ disciplinary records from ...
Wisconsin Gym Under Fire For Posting an “I Can’t Breathe” Workout; Owner Apologizes
In the words of Dr. Phil, "common sense ain't so common." Even though we cannot fret over the fact that ...
Former Co-worker Says George Floyd and Derek Chauvin ”Bumped Heads” While Working Together
There have been new developments in the case of George Floyd, thanks to a former co-worker who worked with Floyd ...
The Arrest Of Three Suspected “Boogaloo” Members Reveals Far-Right Extremists Are Using Peaceful Protests To Incite Violence
Suspicions that extremists are looking for ways to cause violence within Nevada communities have reportedly been confirmed by the arrest ...
St. Paul Man Charged With Aiding And Abetting Arson In Connection To Minneapolis Police Station Fire
A 23-year-old man was brought up on federal charges in connection with the fire set at the Third Precinct in ...