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Three police officers in Pittsburgh, Penn. were cleared Wednesday (Aug. 8), in the vicious beating of a Black man whom they suspected of wrongdoing. A federal court ruled that the three White officers did not maliciously seek out victim, Jordan Miles, who claims to have been stopped by cops for no particular reason. However, eight […]

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Police brutality has long been a hot-button topic in communities across the nation, and is among the many issues that we here at Hip-Hop Wired cover, but according to a Texas police officer, it doesn’t happen very often. Officer Nicalle Edwards was profiled by News One for their “police brutality” series and opened up about the struggles […]

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A NYPD officer shot and killed an unarmed 23-year-old Brooklyn woman Thursday (June 14) evening, after a short police pursuit. Shantel Davis, was driving a stolen vehicle when she was pulled over by police for running three red lights, in the Flatbush section of the borough.

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The NYPD officer who killed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham, after breaking into his house and shooting him, will surrender to authorities, Wednesday (June 12).

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A former Houston police officer has been let of the hook for the vicious beating of a 15-year-old suspected of committing a burglary. Andrew Blomberg was found not guilty on the misdemeanor charge of official oppression, for attacking Chad Holley.

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Florida’s legal system continues to garner a negative reputation for many of its practices. In wake of the initial handling of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, and a separate incident involving racial profiling when an off-duty cop was attacked by mall security for wearing a hoodie, the state can’t shake the bad publicity. The […]

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The murder of Trayvon Martin has heightened media coverage behind unjust  shootings, and while accused killer George Zimmerman was arrested for the crime, there are still tons of families fighting for a similar outcome. The latest example comes by way of a Chicago woman named of Rekia Boyd, who was gunned down by an off-duty […]

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The family of a Brooklyn man hit by a police cruiser is seeking answers in his death. Tamon Robinson was struck by the vehicle earlier this month, following a police chase, and now his family is set to join Rev. Al Sharpton in rallying to further the investigation into the killing. Robinson is alleged to have […]

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In commemoration of the 20-year-anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, journalist turned filmmaker, Mark Ford, recaptures the events, as seen through the eyes of those who lived it. Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots chronicles how a simmering beef with police reached its boiling point. Ford screened the film at the Grammy Museum in Los […]

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In the 20 years since he was brutally beaten by LAPD officers, Rodney King has experienced tons of hardships. From financial issues, to battling addiction, the 47-year-old has done it all, and even after his stint on Celebrity Rehab and being busted for a DUI last year, he admits to still drinking.  “I still sip, […]

B. DOLAN’s “FILM THE POLICE” pays tribute to N.W.A.’s infamous “F**k the Police,” serving as a call to action for the digitized media movement while responding to the recent explosion of police brutality all across the world. With the Occupy Movement bringing various forms of injustice to the forefront of people’s consciousness, “Film the Police” […]

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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun Ft. Tyler Woods – “Monumental”  Official Video Just weeks since police brutality ruined a Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun concert in New York, the legendary Hip-Hop acts release a new video proving once again that Hip-Hop can’t be stop, regardless of the opposition the culture faces. Watch Pete […]