Four months after he was shot by a police officers in his White Plains, N.Y., apartment, the family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. is calling for further inquiry into his death. The 68-year-old was gunned down by authorities, after allegedly trying to attack police with a hatchet and a knife. Officers used the “self-defense” argument to […]
Tyler Perry has made a career out of trivializing racial stereotypes, but apparently he doesn’t like a taste of his own medicine. The entertainment mogul, and rumored network owner, was questioned by Atlanta police for making an illegal turn, and alleges to have been racially profiled. Perry made the turn to shake potential stalkers, but […]
An attorney for the family of the 7-year-old girl shot and killed by Detroit police is making allegations that police lied about the child’s death and are trying to cover up their wrongdoing. As previously reported 7-year-old Aiyana Jones was killed May 16 when police, who were taping for a reality TV show, burst into […]
A police officer was found not guilty in the death of 73-year-old Bernard Monroe, an unarmed New Orleans man that was shot and killed during a family cookout. A jury voted “no true bill” in the case, recommending that the case be not taken to trial. The jury rejected a number of charges set to […]
A long standing written exam for police officers looking to move up the public servant ladder is coming under fire after a group of minority officer called its basis into question. A lawsuit filed by several minority law enforcement members believe that a test used to attain the rank of sergeant discriminated against Black and […]
