Even though a grand jury opted not to indict the shooting officer, Tamir Rice was still a 12-year-old boy who lost his life at the hands of the person hired to protect and serve. There’s no way around that fact.
The shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice at the hands of the Cleveland Police Department has ended with the family of the boy unable to seek justice for the slaying. Monday afternoon (Dec. 28), the county prosecutor in the case suggested to the grand jury that the officers who shot and killed Rice acted under […]
The two Cleveland police officers who were involved in the gunning down of 12-year-old Tamir Rice have released statements regarding the case. Officer Timothy Loehman claims that he ordered the boy to show his hands ahead of firing his service weapon.
Black Woman Who Died In Cleveland Jail Is Seen Telling Police She Didn’t Want To Die In Jail [VIDEO]
Black women are dying in jail at an alarming rate all across the country without any extra attention to detail being put into place.
Over the weekend at the Movement Of Black Lives conference, stylized at #M4BL on social media, police in Cleveland resorted to what protesters have depicted as violent acts of aggression towards the crowd. According to several up-close accounts, police body-slammed a 14-year-old boy for not having a bus ticket and used pepper spray to break […]
Kid Cudi put out his last recorded studio album, Satelite Flight: The Journey To Mother Moon, back in February of 2014. This year, the artist also known as Scott Mescudi has plans to unleash two albums and took to Twitter to announce details and his artistic vision for the upcoming Speedin’ Bullet To Heaven record.
An Ohio judge said that he’s found probable cause to proceed with charging Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann with a variety murder charges related to the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Loehmann could potentially face murder, manslaughter, reckless homicide and negligent homicide charges.
Recently acquitted Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo will have a bit more work to do to clean up his image as a violent lawman. Just five days after his acquittal in the manslaughter case where Brelo and other officers fired 137 bullets at a Black couple, Brelo assaulted his brother in a possible drunken rage.
A chilling video has been released in Cleveland, which shows two men beating and robbing a man of his sneakers and wallet at gunpoint. The chaotic scene prompted officials to lock down schools in the area, and onlookers were cowering in fear during the confrontation.
In the wake of the acquittal of Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo this past weekend, the Justice Department and the city reached a settlement over the questionable conduct of its police officers. The Cleveland Police Department has been under heavy scrutiny for claims of excessive force and violating constitutional rights.
Protests began in Cleveland shortly after Officer Michael Brelo was acquitted of all charges stemming from his participation in the shooting of an unarmed Black man and woman after a police chase in 2012. A total of 137 rounds were unloaded into the vehicle Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were in, with Brelo going the extra […]
Michael Brelo, the Cleveland cop that climbed onto a hood of a car involved in a chase and fired shots into the windshield killing its unarmed occupants, has been acquitted of manslaughter charges. Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were shot and killed in November of 2012, with authorities unloading 137 bullets into the vehicle.
