Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasChance Lynch, One of Andrew Brown Jr.'s Lawyers, Says There's Only One Real Weapon to Fight Police Killing: End Qualified ImmunityA civil rights attorney explains why police are not held accountable for killing.ByChance Lynch as told to Murjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 25, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKyle Rittenhouse Wants the Gun he Used to Fatally Shoot Two Men and Wound Another Back in His PossessionRittenhouse also wants his clothing from the night of the shooting, cellphone, face mask and a $1 bill returned to…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFederal Judge in Maryland Refuses to Throw Out Lawsuit that Claims Excessive Force in Black Man’s DeathThe lawsuit claims that Maryland police used excessive force in the 2018 death of 19-year-old Anton BlackByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementKansas DA: No Charges in Cedric Lofton Case on the Basis of “Stand Your Ground” LawDistrict Attorney Marc Bennett claims "stand your ground" law is justification to avoid prosecuting officers who…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 20, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFirst Black Minneapolis Police Chief Retires After 30 Years with DepartmentMedaria Arradondo retires after three decades with the Minneapolis police departmentByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality3 Former Officers Involved in George Floyd’s Death Face Federal ChargesThe three officers who aided Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd are facing federal and state charges.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 20, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsAnd Then There Were 8I think it's safe to say NFL Wild Card Weekend didn't disappoint.ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 18, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsAndrea Jenkins is the First Transgender Official in US History to Be President of a City CouncilBlack Jenkins is making history for a second time after 2017, when she was the first openly transgender person to be…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 13, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalSt. Louis Couple Who Waved Their Guns at BLM Protesters Want Their Firearms BackMark and Patricia McCloskey’s guns were seized by the city of St. Louis, but their guns have not been disposed ofByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 7, 2022
OpinionOpinionJan. 6th Has Been Happening For Years. If We're Not Careful, We'll See It In Its Final FormOn the anniversary of the January 6th attempted coup, best believe that this could happen againByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTwo Black Men File Lawsuit Against City of Columbus Saying They Were Rejected From Police Training Academy Because of Their RaceThe lawsuit claims that white candidates with a more checkered past were offered a spot in the police training…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 6, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsWisconsin Republicans Propose Incentives to Help With Police RecruitingThe proposed package of bills includes $5,000 signing bonuses and another $2,000 for officers already on the force…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementGeorge Floyd’s 4-Year-Old Niece Shot While Sleeping in Houston Home on New Year’s DayHouston Police took four hours to arrive at the scene of the shootingByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 5, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersThe Proof Is In The Pudding: Protests Reduce Police Killings According To New ResearchContrary to what some believe, the mass protests of 2020 did a lot of good when it comes to police reformByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersConfederate Statues In Virginia Potentially Headed To Black History Museum"The arrangement would enable the community to take a deliberate approach in its reckoning with such divisive…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 1, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeWrongfully Accused: The Exoneration of Black PeopleExperts explain why we 're seeing so many high-profile exonerations of Black people in the United States during the…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 31, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementSheriff’s Office in Louisiana Settles Lawsuits over 2018 Choking Death of Keeven RobinsonRobinson's widow and mother have settled lawsuits with a sheriff's office in LouisianaByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 31, 2021
NewsEducationNewsEducationControversial Artwork Depicting George Floyd Riles up Students at Catholic University“Is it George Floyd? Yes. Is it Jesus? Yes. There’s sacredness in every person.”ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 29, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersJanuary 6 Rioter's Charge That DOJ Should Prosecute Portland Protesters Denied By Trump-Appointed JudgeJudge Carl Nichols noted the differences between the summer protests of 2020 and the January 6th storming of the…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 24, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMostly White Jury Still Deliberating in Kim Potter TrialAfter two days of deliberations, jurors asked the court what would happen if they were unable to reach a verdict.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 22, 2021