NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementLawsuit Filed on Behalf of Breonna Taylor's Family Alleges Louisville Police Withheld Body Camera Footage From the Night of Her DeathAttorneys representing Taylor's family say at least one of the officers on scene during the raid of her apartment…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 11, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFamily Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant ExecutionDon Clark Sr. was fatally shot in his home by SWAT team officers in 2017. Attorneys dispute what police say happened…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 2, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFiring Upheld for Officer Who Obtained the No-Knock Warrant That Led to the Fatal Shooting of Breonna TaylorJoshua Jaynes was fired in January after inconsistencies were found in how he obtained the information that led to…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 2, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrime15 Cars in Denver Neighborhood Vandalized With Swastikas and Racial SlursIn other news, do any Black people actually live in Denver? I'm going to need a head count.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 1, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMural of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and David McAtee Vandalized in LouisvilleThe mural appears to have been vandalized by a white nationalist group.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 29, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFeds Launch Investigation Into Potential Pattern of Racist Abuses by Louisiana State PoliceThe investigation comes shortly after body camera footage of Ronald Greene's death leaked last month.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 24, 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
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
CultureCulture2021 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced; Darnella Frazier Receives Special Citation [Updated]The teenager was recognized for bravely recording the murder of George Floyd.ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 11, 2021
CultureCulture14 Most Important Books, Podcasts and TV Shows About the Tulsa Race MassacreFor the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the New York Times has released an interactive experience, What…ByBella MoraisPublishedMay 28, 2021
NewsNewsLouisville Metro Police, National Guard Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Shooting of David McAteeLast June in Louisville, Ky., during a protest over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 25, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFamily of Tamir Rice Wants Biden Administration to Reopen Federal Investigation Into his DeathThe family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 17, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersDefense Attorneys Want to Put Ahmaud Arbery on Trial for His Own Killing by Introducing Past Arrests Into EvidenceIf attorneys for defendants in trials that involve white supremacy and Black death are nothing else, they are…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 13, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleEnding Black Mothers’ Cycles of GriefI want Mother’s Day to mean that Black mothers can have joy without the ever-present fear of violence and harm.ByJoanne N. SmithPublishedMay 8, 2021
NewsNewsFuneral Held for Andrew Brown Jr., Black Man Who Was Fatally Shot by Police in North CarolinaIt feels like we’ve been trapped in a never-ending cycle of grief. Even as we felt palpable relief seeing Derek…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 3, 2021
NewsNews3 Suspects in Ahmaud Arbery Case Charged With Hate CrimesThe Department of Justice has charged three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery with hate crimes. ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 29, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementAttorney General Merrick Garland Announces Probe Into the Practices of the Louisville Metro Police DepartmentU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that his office will open an investigation into the…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 26, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleIn Living Color: The Most Diverse Oscars in History Was a Red Carpet Tribute to TechnicolorIn a year that pushed the timing of the Academy Awards from its typical February date to a Sunday in late April, our…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedApril 26, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityHow You Can Honor George Floyd's Life With Real Police Reform, ExplainedA jury found Derek Chauvin guilty. He is going to jail. ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 22, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCop Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting Is Writing Some Whiny-Ass Book About His 'Truth' and Simon & Schuster Wants Nothing to Do With ItSgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the Louisville, Ky., police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 16, 2021