Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude

memphis police department

Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

Tennessee Man Alleges That Police Beat Him With Chairs, Ping Pong Equipment After Arrest

For every story of police brutality that gains national attention, there are several more that fly under the radar. Take, for instance, the story of Daniel Jefferson, who alleges that, after being arrested by Memphis Police in 2015 during a drug investigation, he was beaten up at the Raines police precinct. “They beat me with…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

July 15, 2020
News

Cops Shot Davonte Weatherford but Wouldn't Release the Body Camera Footage. So He Released it Himself

All Davonte Weatherford wants is justice. When Weatherford survived being shot by a Memphis, Tenn., police officer in 2017, protests erupted in the city. Memphians said it was another case of a black man being needlessly targeted by Memphis law enforcement officers, while local officials said Weatherford endangered the lives of police officers. To defend…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

December 4, 2018
Criminal Justice, News, Social Justice

How Memphis Police Created an Undercover Operation to Spy on Black Lives Matter Activists

A federal judge has ruled that the Memphis Police Department’s 2-year undercover operation violated a 1978 agreement against spying on protesters. The City of Memphis entered a consent decree in 1978 when it was revealed that cops had secretly created an entire division dedicated surveilling anti-war protesters and other citizens who hadn’t committed any crimes.…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

August 11, 2018