A Barstow police officer is under fire after residents witnessed him beat a Black man with a baton while trying to make an arrest, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. Although the police department press release suggests the man was resisting arrest, a bystander’s video of the incident tells an entirely different story. The Carjacking […]
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The Memphis police supervisor present at the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols in January retired with all his benefits the day right before he was about to be fired from the department, according to CBS News. The then-unidentified officer was the 7th to be charged administratively in the incident. CC Off English Well, well, well. […]
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Footage of East Cleveland police officers using excessive force (graphic content and language) A group of East Cleveland police officers have been indicted by a grand jury after their misconduct was exposed and investigated by the FBI, according to Cleveland.com. Their brutality was captured in a series of videos showing them ruthlessly beating on defenseless […]
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The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows police officers talking after a brutal attack on Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and […]
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In this image from video released and partially redacted by the city of Memphis, Tenn., Tyre Nichols lies on the ground during a brutal attack by Memphis Police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis. Photo: City of Memphis (AP) A former Memphis EMT who responded to the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols testified that […]
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In this image from video released and partially redacted by the city of Memphis, Tenn., Tyre Nichols lies on the ground during a brutal attack by Memphis Police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis. Photo: City of Memphis (AP) A former Memphis EMT who responded to the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols testified that […]
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Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images) To say that civil rights attorney Ben Crump delivered a call to action at the 54th Annual NAACP Image Awards is an understatement. He straight up took us all to church with a sermon for the ages. As he accepted the Social Justice Impact Award, Crump highlighted how important it […]
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Every day is a journey through contrasting emotions from successes, failures, love, heartbreak, joy, and grief. And as Black people, sometimes those emotions are heightened given the pressure to act normal and carry through life’s challenges, but what about the times when that all becomes too difficult to carry alone? CC Off English The Crisis […]
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Every day is a journey through contrasting emotions from successes, failures, love, heartbreak, joy, and grief. And as Black people, sometimes those emotions are heightened given the pressure to act normal and carry through life’s challenges, but what about the times when that all becomes too difficult to carry alone? CC Off English Crisis Text […]
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Image: Tata Donets (Shutterstock) The best writing advice I ever got was to read a lot more than I type. Because of that, you can easily trip over a book in any room in my house and I subscribe to more newspapers and magazines than it’s possible to get through every month. I consider the […]
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Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop. As Memphis police officers attacked Nichols, others held him down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp.Photo: Gerald Herbert (AP) […]
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Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop. As Memphis police officers attacked Nichols, others held him down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp.Photo: Gerald Herbert (AP) […]
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Updated as of 2/17/2023 at 10:00 a.m. ET Bodycamera footage of the moments leading up to the shooting and killing of Alonzo Bagley by a Shreveport cop has been released by Louisiana State Police, per The Associated Press. After the shooting, Officer Alexander Tyler is heard anxiously begging Bagley to stay alive as he grew […]
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Photo: Christopher V Jones (Shutterstock) This story was originally published by ProPublica. On Wednesday, RowVaughn Wells joined the grim sorority of Black mothers who have buried their children after deadly police encounters and then pleaded for those deaths to spur reform. Parents of other victims were in attendance at the funeral — along with Vice […]
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This screengrabs shows the arrest in Raleigh, N.C. of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died after being stunned repeatedly with stun guns on Jan. 17, 2023.Photo: City of Raleigh (AP) Just a few days after Tyre Nichols died from injuries inflicted by Memphis police, a man named Darryl Tyree Williams also had a fatal run-in with […]
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The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.Photo: Matthew Hinton (AP) The first day the news broke about a fatal traffic stop in Memphis, we lacked proper details as to how Tyre […]
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The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.Photo: Matthew Hinton (AP) The first day the news broke about a fatal traffic stop in Memphis, we lacked proper details as to how Tyre […]
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Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown Photo: David Zalubowski (AP) As the nation continues to mourn Tyre Nichols, Black lawmakers are using the State of the Union on Tuesday to highlight the reality of police violence by inviting victims and their families to attend. CC Off English Among those who will be present tonight will be […]
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MAY 19: Rep. Cori Bush, D-MoPhoto: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images (AP) Republicans have had control of the House for less than a month. But they’ve wasted no time dismantling civil rights protections. CC Off English On Tuesday, House Republicans on the Oversight Committee disbanded the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, […]
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Demonstrators hold signs during a protest at Washington Square Park in New York on Jan. 28, 2023, in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop.Photo: Yuki Iwamura (AP) On Thursday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will have a meeting with […]
Read MorePhoto: Comedy Central For a lot of Black people, humor is our coping mechanism for the racist indignities this country constantly forces upon us. We really needed those laughs this week as we dealt with the tragic murder of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers. Comedian D.L. Hughley had the unenviable task of guest […]
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The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at historic Mason Temple as he is flanked by RowVaughn Wells, right, mother of Tyre Nichols, and Tyre’s stepfather Rodney Wells, left, during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn.Photo: Jeff Roberson (AP) For the demonstrators and activists who want to […]
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Finally, nearly a month after investigations, Tyre Nichols will be laid to rest Wednesday Feb 1. In addition to the high profile activists and politicians that will be in attendance, the family of George Floyd, another victim of police brutality, will be joining Nichols’ family in giving Tyre a proper home-going. CC Off English Attorney […]
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