Police Brutality
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Video Shows Black Woman Hogtied in Patrol Cruiser While Cop Ignores Her Cries for Help
A video released by Colorado’s Aurora Police Department on Tuesday shows a former officer ignoring a Black woman’s cries for help while she’s handcuffed upside-down in a police cruiser. CBS 4 reports that Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson said that the video shows former officer Levi Huffine “hobbling” 28-year-old Shataean Kelly during an August 2019…
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NYPD Planned a Brutal Attack on Police Brutality Protesters in the Bronx in June: Report
Human Rights Watch, an organization that specializes in investigating and reporting civil rights abuses all over the world, released a report Wednesday that claims the New York Police Department trapped and then brutally attacked peaceful police violence protesters in a predominantly Black and Latino Bronx neighborhood on June 4. The report alleges that around 300…
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Georgia Cop Pleads Guilty to Using Unneccessary Force on Black Man During Traffic Stop
A former Atlanta area cop is forbidden from working in law enforcement again after pleading guilty to using unnecessary force on a Black man during a 2017 traffic stop. ABC News reports that former officer David Rose surrendered his law enforcement certification as a part of the plea deal he struck with the district attorney.…
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Texas Sheriff Charged With Evidence Tampering in Connection With the Police Custody Death of Javier Ambler
In June, The Root reported that 40-year-old Black man Javier Ambler died in police custody in Austin, Texas, in 2019. After several months of slow news coverage relating to Ambler’s death and failed attempts by media outlets to pry information out of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office pertaining to the case, the department released documents…
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'I'm Exhausted': Anguish Over Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Decision Sparks Nationwide Protests
The only person to face charges for his actions in the early hours of March 13, the day Breonna Taylor was killed, was a former Louisville Metro Police officer who, in fact, wasn’t charged with her fatal shooting at all. On Wednesday afternoon, a grand jury handed down to Brett Hankison three charges of wanton…
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Independent Autopsy Shows Dijon Kizzee Was Shot 15 Times by LA Deputies, 3 Shots Fired After He Was on the Ground, Attorneys Say
Earlier this month, The Root reported that on August 31, 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. Details as to what happened during the shooting are a bit murky as accounts of what happened that day vary depending on who you ask and when—meaning there are inconsistencies between what witnesses…
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California City Announces $4 Million Settlement in Case of Mentally Ill Black Man Shot by Police
On Friday, the city of Walnut Creek, Calif., announced a $4 million settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the family of Miles Hall, a 23-year-old Black man fatally shot by the police while suffering a mental health crisis. CNN reports that on June 2 of last year, Walnut Creek Police received multiple calls regarding…
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Federal Buildings Closed All Week in Louisville in Anticipation of Possible Breonna Taylor Announcement
Throughout the investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has refused to give a timeline as to when his office will announce its decision on whether to press charges against the Louisville police who killed her. But while Cameron has still given no indication on when he will announce his findings, several…
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BET and National Urban League Launch Black Voter Day to Ensure Black Voices Are Heard at the Ballot Box
The diversity and political potency of Black voters is no secret, especially during a presidential election many regard as the most consequential of our lifetimes. Recognizing this, BET and the National Urban League on Friday launched the first Black Voter Day, aimed at encouraging Black Americans to vote and circulating important resources to help them…
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Salt Lake City Cop Charged With Assault After Ordering His Dog to Attack Kneeling Black Man Complying With Arrest
A Salt Lake City cop who sicced his K-9 on a Black man complying with his orders has been charged with assault, one month after body camera footage of the arrest was published by a local newspaper. Nickolas Pearce, 39, faces one count of aggravated assault, which is a second-degree felony charge, reports BuzzFeed News.…