Archive for September 2015
Woman Says She Endured 8 Days In Psych Ward Because Cops Didn’t Believe BMW Was Hers
Kamilah Brock says the New York City police sent her to a mental hospital for a hellish eight days, essentially because they couldn’t believe a black woman owned a BMW.
Read MoreMichael Slager’s Lawyers Want Him Out Of Jail Because Walter Scott Had Drugs In His System
– An unarmed black man fatally shot by a white former patrolman in South Carolina in April had used cocaine and alcohol in his system when the police officer said he wrested control of his stun gun and pointed it at him, court documents filed on Tuesday show.
Read MoreBaltimore reaches $6.4 million settlement with Freddie Gray’s family
Baltimore officials have reached a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, an agreement they say is the right step for a city still recovering from riots and demonstrations sparked by the 25-year-old’s death from an injury suffered in police custody.
Read MoreThe Only Museum Solely Memorializing Slavery
America needs more symbols memorializing slavery and John Cummings, a white southerner, has helped to make that happen.
Read MoreSlave Trade Video Game Edited After Backlash
The creators of “Playing History: Slave Trade” removed a level Monday which featured black slave characters being dropped into a ship.
Read MoreOfficials were wrong to jump to conclusions in deputy’s slaying
Harris County’s top law enforcement officials hadn’t turned a white deputy’s death, allegedly at the hands of a black man, into yet another wedge between police and communities of color.
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