Posts Tagged ‘Police Violence’
Protesters Against Police Brutality Begin 9-Day March From New York To D.C.
A march from New York City to Washington, D.C., to protest police brutality started Monday morning in Staten Island — the borough where Eric Garner died last summer after being put into a chokehold by a New York police officer.
Read MoreHere’s A News Report We’d Be Reading If Walter Scott’s Killing Wasn’t On Video
This article is written as if the alleged murder of Walter Scott had not been captured on video that was made public Tuesday by The New York Times and other outlets.
A North Charleston police officer was forced to use his service weapon Saturday during a scuffle with a suspect who tried to overpower him and seize the officer’s Taser, authorities said.
Read MoreJames Clyburn Tells Young People To Turn Their Cameras On Police
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Wednesday that, in the wake of a video showing a South Carolina police officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man, young people should keep their cameras turned on police.
Read MoreChanges in Wikipedia Pages on Police-Brutality Cases Linked to NYPD: Report
The NYPD’s computer network at 1 Police Plaza headquarters has been used to make changes or attempt to delete Wikipedia pages about controversial cases from Sean Bell to Eric Garner.
Read MoreCop Who Fatally Shot Sleeping 7-Year-Old Will No Longer Face Charges
Joseph Weekley, the Detroit police officer who fatally shot a sleeping 7-year-old girl, will not be retried, officials said Wednesday.
Read MoreDaniel Pantaleo’s ‘Apology’ to Eric Garner’s Family Was Just Plain Sorry
White police continue to demonize the Black men they refuse to see as human–and who face violence because of it.
Read MoreFerguson Activists Predict Uphill Battle
While activists motivated by Michael Brown’s death are finally being heard about anti-Black violence, change will be slow.
Read MoreWhy blacks are urging a Black Friday boycott
A loose network led by African Americans in the film and arts world has emerged from the fog of tear gas to call for a quiet riot in response: a boycott of Black Friday shopping.
Read MoreMO Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision
Gov. Nixon issued an executive order declaring a 30-day state of emergency in Missouri to protect the citizens and businesses from the potential “violence and damage” he presumes if the grand jury fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August 2014.
Read MoreBlack Teen with White Parents Mistaken for Burglar, Assaulted by Cops in His Home
Police respond to neighbor’s call about black teen entering a home in a white neighborhood. They attempt to arrest him for burglary and pepper-spray him. He was in his own home.
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