The shooting death of unarmed Black man Eric Harris in Oklahoma sent shock waves through social media with many still sorting out the pain of recent events involving police shootings. Charges have been brought against the volunteer deputy officer who mistakenly pulled his gun on Harris instead of what he thought was his Taser.
Those who still aren’t convinced that Michael Slager’s murder charge for blatantly shooting unarmed (and running) Walter Scott is justified, might want to grab some Q-Tips and listen to his candid conversation after the incident.
Authorities in North Charleston, N.C. released the dash cam video from officer Michael Slager‘s vehicle on Thursday (April 9), revealing exactly what led up to the fatal shooting of Walter Scott. The video doesn’t show the actual shooting, but does show a peaceful interaction between the two before Scott exited his car after a routine […]
Last Saturday (April 4), 50-year-old Black man Walter Scott was shot and killed by 33-year-old police officer Michael T. Slager in North Charleston, S.C. As the nation attempts to process the senseless killing of yet another unarmed Black person at the hands of a white cop, facts about the murder of Walter Scott are continually emerging.
The name Walter Scott will inevitably become the new headliner of the #BlackLivesMatter campaign as he was tragically gunned down by a South Carolina police officer on Saturday, April 4.
Justus Howell, a 17-year-old Black teen from Waukegan, a town north of Chicago, was killed over Easter Weekend by police in the city of Zion. Howell was shot last Saturday afternoon (April 4) after police say he was allegedly attempting to steal a handgun he was going to purchase.
A new finding from Capital New York appears to show that the NYPD couldn’t leave well enough alone after getting off scot-free for the murders of Eric Garner and Sean Bell.
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has managed to keep his name in the press for reasons far less heroic than his response to 9/11 in 2001. Mr. Giuliani’s latest act involves praising Darren Wilson for gunning down unarmed Black teenager Michael “Mike” Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
Ferguson, Missouri is once again a hotbed of protest in the wake of the Department of Justice’s findings of rampant racism in a police department that routinely violated the civil and constitutional rights of its Black citizens. Unfortunately, last night (March 11) during a protest outside of the Ferguson police station, two cops were shot.
While the town of Madison, Wisconsin is coming to gripes with another unarmed Black man gunned down by police, the Atlanta area is experiencing the same thing, with a possible worst twist.
A 19-year-old teen was shot and killed Friday evening (March 6) after a confrontation with a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin. Initial reports say the teen, Anthony “Tony” Robinson, was unarmed.
In news that won’t shock anyone, the Justice Department has revealed in two reports that the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri routinely violated the civil and constitutional rights of Black citizens in the city.
