No Charges In Fatal Shooting Of Autistic Man With Knife
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor says no charges will be filed in the death of an autistic man shot by police earlier this year. Centre County District…
Former Corrections Officers Charged In Beating Of Handcuffed Inmate
Three former correctional officers are facing federal charges in the filmed beating of a handcuffed inmate in a Kentucky jail that authorities say they then tried to cover up. David…
Officer Charged After Using Headlock On Woman Who Called Police
A South Florida police officer has been charged with official misconduct and battery nearly two months after he was filmed putting a woman in a headlock after she called police…
Deputy On Leave After Video Shows Officers Slamming Teen’s Head, Punching Him
A South Florida sheriff’s office has placed a deputy on administrative leave after a video appeared to show officers pepper-spraying a teenager, tackling him to the ground, and one deputy…
Officer Suspended After Video Shows Woman Who Called Police Put In A Headlock
A South Florida police officer has been relieved of duty after a video surfaced showing a woman being placed in a headlock and thrown to the ground after she called…
Michael B. Jordan Knocks On Doors In Georgia To Tell Black Voters To Go To Polls
Michael B. Jordan has been knocking on doors in Atlanta in an effort to encourage black voters to show up at the polls and vote in the midterm elections next…
Amy Schumer Is Supporting Colin Kaepernick By Saying No To Super Bowl Ads
Don’t expect Amy Schumer to pop up in any commercials come Super Bowl time. The “I Feel Pretty” star revealed she’s refused to participate in anything having to do with…
Kathleen Wynne adresses Black Lives Matter protesters outside Queen’s Park
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met briefly with local organizers of Black Lives Matter this morning outside Queen’s Park. To read more: … source
‘BlacKkKlansman’ Gives Law Enforcement More Credit Than It Deserves
This op-ed contains spoilers. I live for Spike Lee’s provocations. Growing up, Spike Lee’s anthropological film-length essays were vital cheat sheets on race relations, entertaining while informing me of the…
Congressman Beto O’Rourke Goes Viral For Defending NFL Players Who Take A Knee
While President Donald Trump was criticizing ESPN for deciding not to air the national anthem before NFL games, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) went viral for his swift defense of players…