Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalTexas Grand Jury Declines to Indict the 8 Officers Involved in Marvin Scott III's DeathScott died in March while being held in custody at a Collin County jail.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 23, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMichigan Cop Who Said He’d Kill Himself If He Had Been Born Black Fired Over Racist CommentsCops like this one need to lose their jobs over blatant displays of racism. It keeps the streets safer for the Black…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 22, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrime'Mansion Guy' Mark McCloskey Ordered by Court to Turn in Gun He Used to Threaten Protesters Last YearDon't worry, he just went to the store and bought another one.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 21, 2021
CultureCultureProud Boys Leader Is Too Broke to be Proud, So Now He's Selling Black Lives Matter T-Shirts and...What? No, I'm Not Making This UpEnrique Tarrio is selling the merchandise because his organization is in financial disarray.ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 17, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Man Fatally Shot by Honolulu Police After Walking Into Couple's Home. Video Shows He Apologized Before LeavingAccording to his wife's attorneys, Lindani Myeni mistook the couple's home for a temple next door that was open to…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 16, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityA Black Man Was Shot by Georgia Cops Serving Drug Warrant. Attorneys Say Details Mirror Breonna Taylor CaseThe parallels between Taylor and Johnny Lorenzo Bolton are overwhelming based on details provided by the family's…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 15, 2021
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersBlack Ross Employee Remains Calm While KK-Karen Calls Her a 'Black Bitch'People online are praising the Black woman for remaining calm while an abusive white woman berates her. I'm just…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 14, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityLouisville Metro Police Department Set to Fire Officer Who Struck Kneeling Protester With a BatonThe incident took place during the Black Lives Matter protests in Louisville last summer.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 11, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Officers in Ohio Charged With Dereliction of Duty for Actions During George Floyd Protests Last YearOne of the officers is accused of pepper spraying a protester unprovoked while they were walking home.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 10, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFormer Cop Who Issued Warrant in Breonna Taylor Raid Is Trying to Get His Job BackThe more of these stories I write and read, the more it becomes apparent that police culture revolves around the…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 4, 2021
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersWhite Lives...'Mater?': Racist Targets Michigan Houses Displaying BLM Signs for Vandalism. Also, Racists Can't SpellTwo homes in Ann Arbor, Mich., were recently vandalized by a not-so-literate racist who apparently got all in their…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 4, 2021
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalJudge Rules Derek Chauvin Is a Broke Bitch, Unable to Hire an Attorney in Federal Civil Rights CaseFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin isn’t only a convicted murderer; apparently, he’s also a broke…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 2, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryOn the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher Reflects on the City's Journey to JusticeOn September 16, 2016, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher suffered an unspeakable loss that would forever change not only the…ByJay ConnorPublishedJune 1, 2021
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticePatrisse Cullors Is Stepping Down From the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation to Focus on New ThingsNearly eight years ago, she co-founded the organization named for arguably the largest modern civil rights movement…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 28, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMother of Tamir Rice Fighting to Prevent Officer Who Shot Her Son From Getting His Job BackThe mother of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot over six years ago by Cleveland police, is fighting…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 27, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality2 Tacoma Police Officers Charged With Murder and a 3rd Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Manuel EllisWeeks before George Floyd was murdered by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, another Black man in Tacoma,…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 27, 2021
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalCan’t Stop Karening: Amy Cooper Files Lawsuit Against Ex-Employer Alleging Discrimination After She Was Fired When Central Park Video Went ViralWhatever happened to just taking the L? Whether it be the former president and his acolytes or the Central Park…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 27, 2021
NewsNews5 Arrested in the Attempted Murder of British BLM Activist Sasha JohnsonFive men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the shooting of prominent British Black Lives Matter…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 27, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementIllinois City Will Investigate Police Department a Year After Eric Lurry Died While in Police CustodyAn Illinois city has hired a private attorney to investigate its police department over the death of Eric Lurry…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 26, 2021
NewsNewsKristen Clarke Confirmed as First Black Woman to Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division Despite Republican OppositionOn Tuesday, Kristen Clarke became the first Black woman to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the Justice…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 26, 2021