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Georgia Cop Put on Administrative Leave After Tasing Black Woman on Her Own Front Porch
In Georgia, an investigation has been launched after a video went viral showing a cop tasing a Black woman on her front porch. According to AJC, the video shows an officer approaching a group of Black women sitting on their front porch. He tells one of the women, identified as 22-year-old Kyndesia Smith, that she’s…
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Chicago Public Schools Significantly Cuts Budget for School Resource Officers
Officials for Chicago Public Schools have voted to significantly reduce the budget for school resource officers. The budget, which barely passed, reduces the budget for SRO’s from $33 million to $15 million, according to WGN-9. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS CEO Janice Jackson announced on Wednesday that in addition to budget cuts, the program…
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Study Shows Police Killings Haven't Slowed Despite There Being A Whole-Ass Pandemic
A new study has shown that despite the ongoing pandemic, there has not been a significant decrease in fatal police shootings. According to NBC News, a report by the ACLU titled “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Time of COVID-19,” shows that through June of this year there had been 511 fatal police…
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Arkansas Governor and Lawmakers Unveil Proposed Hate Crime Legislation
Arkansas is one of three states that has no laws regarding hate crimes on its books, but a new bill recently introduced by the state’s legislature will hopefully change that. ABC News reports that Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson was joined by the state’s attorney general and over two dozen legislators in revealing a proposed…
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Social Justice Organization Until Freedom to Hold Four Day 'BreonnaCon' In Honor of Breonna Taylor
A four-day event meant to honor Breonna Taylor and amplify calls for justice is set to take place in late August, in Louisville. According to Courier-Journal activist group Until Freedom will hold “BreonnaCon,” from Aug. 22-25. The event is described as a “community convention,” and will feature workshops, a school supply giveaway and a “Bre-B-Q.”…
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Lawyers Believe New Video Proves Caine Rogers Wasn't a Threat to Atlanta Officer During 2016 Shooting
On Tuesday, a new video was released detailing the 2016 shooting death of an unarmed Black man by an Atlanta Police officer. AJC reports that lawyers for Deravis Caine Rogers’ family released the video in an attempt to get the City of Atlanta to settle an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit. The dashcam video shows former…
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Black Lives Matter Signs Reportedly Set on Fire in Cleveland
Multiple homeowners in Cleveland, Ohio, have reported their Black Lives matter signs were set on fire. According to Fox 8, three homeowners in the neighborhood of Ohio City reported their signs were set on fire, and other residents reported that their signs supporting presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden were stolen. Cleveland City Councilman Kerry…
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Black Teenager Who Was Told to Cut His Locs by School Wins Court Ruling
On Monday evening, a Texas federal judge ruled in favor of a Black teenager who was told he had to cut his hair or he couldn’t attend school. According to NBC News, a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge George C. Hanks Jr. will allow 16-year-old Kaden Bradford to attend Barbers Hill School…
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Neighbors Who Allegedly Harassed Black Woman in Long Island Now Face Charges
If there is one thing white people refuse to do, it’s let Black people live in peace. A white couple in Long Island is facing charges after allegedly harassing their neighbor, a Black woman, for years. NBC News reports that Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced John McEneaney, 57, was charged with criminal mischief…
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Kentucky Police Union Predictably Mad Over 'Breonna's Law,' a Bill That Would Ban No-Knock Warrants Statewide
Police unions are the fucking worst. Any request for cops to do their job even slightly more responsibly is met with what can only be described as pouting and temper tantrums. Take, for instance, the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police, who are big mad over perfectly reasonable legislation to ban the use of no-knock warrants…
