Protesters, Officers Clash in the Aftermath of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting...
The shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott, a disabled black man who was reportedly reading a book when he was shot by a black police officer in Charlotte, N.C., sparked protests Tuesday that continued...
View ArticlePolice: Officers Gave Keith Lamont Scott ‘Clear’ Commands Before Fatal Shooting
Keith Lamont Scott was given “loud, clear, verbal commands” to not leave his vehicle and to drop his weapon, before he was fatally shot by police officers on Tuesday evening, police in Charlotte, N.C.,...
View ArticleCongressional Black Caucus Plans March to Justice Department Over Police...
At their weekly Wednesday meeting, members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed the problem of police shootings and what to do about it. “It’s become way too common. Way too routine, this cannot...
View ArticleOkla. Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher Charged With Manslaughter
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer involved in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher has been charged with first-degree felony manslaughter, NPR reports. On Friday, Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally...
View ArticleOkla. Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Terence Crutcher’s Death Released...
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher was booked at the local county jail Friday morning before being released shortly afterward on a $50,000 bond, CNN reports. Officer...
View ArticleCleveland Settles Rodney Brown’s Wrongful Death Suit for $375,000
The family of a black man who died after Cleveland police used a Taser on him in 2010 will settle with the city for $375,000, the mayor’s office announced Thursday, Reuters reports. Rodney Brown was...
View ArticleBaseball Player Tweets Racist Message, Then Pulls Apology Out of the ‘I’m Not...
Updated Friday, Sept. 23, 2:42 p.m. EDT: The Seattle Mariners have suspended Steve Clevenger for the remainder of the 2016 season without pay. Clevenger spent Thursday tweeting out vile messages about...
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Mike Ditka Thinks Colin Kaepernick Needs to ‘Get the Hell Out’ of the USA
Remember the old Mike Ditka? The coach of the team that gave the world this gem: Who once posed with New Orleans Saints running back Ricky Williams like this: Ricky Williams and Mike DitkaTwitter And...
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White America Must Heal Itself: 2016 Is 1965 and 1984
Last weekend, during a writing retreat, I ended up in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Iowa entered the Union as a free state and was a hub for the Underground Railroad, but I wasn’t surprised to see a handful of...
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Suspended Seattle Mariner Compared BLM to KKK, Unearthed Facebook Post Shows
Surprise, surprise, the man who basically said he is not a racist wrote a Facebook post in August that disproves the point. Seattle Mariner Steve Clevenger, 30, who was recently suspended from his team...
View ArticleUniversity of ND Investigating Yet Another Racist Photo Incident
Things are looking bad at the University of North Dakota. The school is investigating its second racially charged photo in just about as many days, Valley News Live reports. The photo in question,...
View Article4 Redskins Players Defy Coach, Protest Police Violence During Anthem
It took three games and two more deaths of unarmed black men for four Washington Redskins players to finally join the growing number of NFL players who are standing up against the over-policing of...
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Here’s a Look at All the NFL Players Who Protested Sunday
Colin Kapernick’s movement to protest police violence against unarmed men, women and children is spreading. Below is a look at the players who protested Sunday: Eli Harold, Colin Kaepernick and Eric...
View ArticleLeBron James Tells Media, ‘All Lives Matter’; Will Stand for Anthem
LeBron James fully supports Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest against the over-policing of black and minority communities but adds that when the NBA season starts, he plans to stand for the national...
View ArticleCharlotte, NC, Officer Did Not Turn on Body Camera Until After Keith Lamont...
One of the responding officers involved in the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., failed to activate his body camera as soon as he responded on the scene, violating department...
View Article‘Road Rage’ Cop Who Fatally Shot Delrawn Small Fails to Make Bail
The New York City police officer who is facing murder charges after fatally shooting a civilian during an off-duty road rage encounter is on his way to jail because he could not raise the $500,000 bail...
View ArticleWTF Happened to Cam Newton?
At the end of the 2015-2016 football season, Cam Newton could have run uncontested for president of the African Americans. Newton had just finished dominating the NFL regular season, in which he walked...
View ArticleDC Releases Video Showing Moments After Police Shot and Killed Unarmed Black Man
The Washington, D.C., mayor’s office has released video from an officer’s body camera showing the moments immediately after the cop shot and killed an unarmed black motorcyclist, the Huffington Post...
View ArticleNYC to Pay $5,750,000 Over Death of Mentally Ill Inmate
The city of New York has agreed to pay $5.75 million to the family of a mentally ill inmate who was found dead while in custody at the Rikers Island jail complex, the New York Times reports. According...
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NC Officer Fired Over Controversial Facebook Post
A Chadbourn, N.C., police officer was fired Tuesday after stirring up controversy with a post made on Facebook, WNCN reports. The officer in question, Ricky Soles, told the news station that he was...
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