‘Beautiful, Sassy, Smart’ Honestie Hodges, Handcuffed By Police At 11, Dies At 14
Honestie Hodges, 14, a “beautiful, sassy, smart” teenager, made national news at age 11 after police in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…
What Should I Do If I Witness Police Brutality?
Documentation is crucial when calling out state violence. Here’s what to do if you encounter police abuse or misconduct. This…
Florida Officer Who Was Filmed Shoving A Kneeling Black Protester Has Been Charged
A Florida police officer who was filmed pushing over a kneeling Black protester during an anti-racism demonstration in May is…
Trevor Noah Nails ‘The Truth’ About Police Killing Of Rayshard Brooks
Trevor Noah tried to make sense of the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks on “The Daily Show” Monday. He…
Protests Spark Renewed Outcry Over Black Teen’s 55-Year ‘Accomplice’ Prison Sentence
Nationwide anti-racism protests have sparked renewed outcry over the 55-year prison sentence an Alabama teen received after he was convicted…
Dave Chappelle Breaks His Silence On George Floyd In Powerful New Special, ‘8:46’
Comedy icon Dave Chappelle dropped a surprise special called “8:46” on YouTube late Thursday, where he addressed the police killing…
‘Cops’ Canceled Amid Nationwide Reckoning Over Police Violence
Paramount Network has canceled “Cops,” the long-running show that followed real police officers on the job, amid nationwide protests over…
New York Legislature Votes To Repeal Law Shielding Police Disciplinary Records
New York lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that will enable police officers’ disciplinary records to be made public, the latest…
Stephen Colbert Exposes The ‘Shockingly Brutal’ Tactics Police Use On Protesters
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert tore into the government and cable news for only highlighting the violence that has broken…
Lone Protester Left Bleeding After Buffalo Cops Push Him To The Ground
Disturbing footage taken during a Buffalo, New York, protest shows police pushing a lone protester to the ground, causing him…
Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis, Minneapolis City Council VP Says
Andrea Jenkins, vice president of the Minneapolis City Council, urged her colleagues in local government to declare racism a public…
Ice Cube Cites George Floyd Killing As Reason He Canceled ‘GMA’ Appearance
Ice Cube said on Thursday that he decided to cancel a scheduled appearance on “Good Morning America” due to the…
Keedron Bryant’s Protest Song Goes Viral After George Floyd’s Death
A 12-year-old gospel singer has emerged as a powerful voice for justice this week in the wake of George Floyd’s…
Dwayne Johnson Denounces Death Of George Floyd: ‘This Is Our Ongoing Disease’
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson decried the “ongoing disease” of racism and police violence as he became the latest high profile…
Transit Workers Union Backs Members Who Refuse Transporting Minneapolis Police
“As our members – bus drivers – have the right to refuse work they consider dangerous or unsafe during the…
Protests Erupt Nationwide Over Death Of George Floyd In Minneapolis
Protests erupted across the U.S. on Thursday following days of increasingly tense demonstrations in Minneapolis over the death of George…
Somali American Teens Held At Gunpoint By Cops Reach $170,000 Settlement
The families of four Somali American teens have reached a settlement with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board over an…
Mother Of Atatiana Jefferson Found Dead In Texas Home
The mother of Atatiana Jefferson, an unarmed Black woman police fatally shot last year in her own home, was found…
Their Siblings Were Killed By Police. Now They’re United In The Fight For Justice.
NEW YORK ― On a mild fall evening, two strangers bound together by unimaginable tragedy at the hands of those…
Does Amber Guyger’s Murder Conviction Signal A Change In Police Accountability?
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s guilty verdict and swift sentencing in the killing of an unarmed Black man was…
Buttigieg On Lack Of Police Diversity In South Bend: ‘I Couldn’t Get It Done’
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg was quick to admit responsibility when asked on the Democratic debate stage about his…
Family Of Eric Logan Files Lawsuit Against Police Officer, City Of South Bend
The family of a black man who was killed by a white police officer in South Bend, Indiana, filed a…
Pete Buttigieg Orders South Bend Police To Keep Body Cameras Activated
Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, called for all South Bend police officers to keep their body cameras activated…
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…
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…
Fatal Police Shooting Of 21-Year-Old Emantic Bradford In Alabama Sparks Protest
Protesters shut down parts of an Alabama highway on Monday in response to the fatal police shooting of a young…
Two Mississippi Police Officers Killed In Shootout With Suspect
(Reuters) – Two police officers were shot and killed in a southern Mississippi town during a gunfight with a 25-year-old…
Maryland Police Officer Resigns Over Beating Caught on Video
A police officer in Baltimore who was filmed repeatedly punching a man and throwing him to the ground has resigned.…
Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s Mother, Makes City Council Run Official
Michael Brown Protests In Missouri Outrage In Missouri Town After Police Shooting Of 18-Yr-Old Man JENNINGS, MO – AUGUST 11:…
NYPD Says It Will Move Ahead With Disciplinary Trial Against Cop In Eric Garner Case
Almost four years after a police officer killed Eric Garner, the New York City Police Department is calling on the…
Fires and teargas fill streets during protests in Haiti [no comment]
Protesters in Haiti damaged commercial buildings in the capital city and set cars on fire on Tuesday, angered by government…
[Video] Police break up anti-government protest in Ethiopia’s capital
Hundreds of protesters clash with police in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa after campaigners called for nation-wide protests over the status…
Boy Says Teacher Told Him It Will Be His Fault When Police Shoot Him At Age 16
Malachi Pearson, a 10-year-old black boy, says a teacher used the prospect of his death in a police shooting to…
Protests in Nicaragua leave dozens dead
At least 24 people have been killed in protests against the government’s social reforms… READ MORE … source
Islamic State: What do young British Muslims think about the Caliphate?
BBC Asian Network reporter Catrin Nye gathered young British Muslims from different sects of Islam to hear about their views…
Officer Puts Man In Chokehold Outside A North Carolina Waffle House
A video that shows a Warsaw, North Carolina, police officer putting 22-year-old Anthony Wall in a chokehold and wrestling him…
Waffle House Doubles Down On Chikesia Clemons Arrest As Activists Call For Boycott
Activists protested at Waffle House’s Atlanta headquarters on Monday, demanding the restaurant chain drop charges against customer Chikesia Clemons, who…
NYPD Releases 911 Transcripts, Footage Of Saheed Vassell’s Final Moments
The New York Police Department released transcripts on Friday of three 911 calls, as well as security camera footage of…
Protesters Demand Justice For Saheed Vassell, Unarmed Black Man Shot By Cops In NYC
Hundreds of people rallied in New York City on Thursday evening to call for justice for Saheed Vassell, an unarmed…
Investigation to follow police brutality allegations in Nigeria [The Morning Call]
We begin in Nigeria where the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian police better known as ‘SARS’ has come under…
Women denounce police violence in Guinea [no comment]
Thousands of Guinean women took to the streets of Conakry on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 to protest police violence during…