police brutality
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Black Police Officer Dies by Suicide After Lambasting Police Brutality
A 43-year-old deputy with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana died by suicide earlier this week after posting videos on social media in which he spoke out about a system that does “not give a damn about people” like him. Deputy Clyde Kerr III took his own life outside the sheriff’s office on Monday,…
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Board Reverses Firings of Atlanta Cops Who Tased HBCU Students, Dragged Them From Car During Protest
Ever since a national spotlight was put on police violence and systemic racism amid a wave of nationwide protests, cops across America have been big mad and big hurt. They feel they’re being treated as unfairly in the court of public opinion as Black people are treated in actual courts. Here’s the thing, though: Who…
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Video Shows Florida Sheriff’s Deputy Slamming Black Student to the Ground, Appearing to Knock Her Unconscious
The sheriff’s department in Osceola County, Fla., is investigating an incident at a high school in which a school resource officer is seen on camera slamming a Black teen to the ground and, apparently, knocking her unconscious before handcuffing her while she lay motionless. While there isn’t a wealth of information as to what led…
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Black Family That Was Handcuffed After Being Wrongfully Suspected of Riding in Stolen Vehicle Sues Aurora, Colo., Police
In August of last year, a Black family was stopped by police in Aurora, Colo. Four Black girls—children and teenagers, ages 6, 12, 14 and 17—were ordered out of their vehicle at gunpoint and made to lie on the ground while officers handcuffed the 12- and 17-year-olds while they screamed and cried in terror. The cops…
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Capitol Police Are Actually Members of a Massive Hate Group—The Fraternal Order of Police
While pundits and elected officials wonder how the Capitol Police could have allowed a group of white supremacists into the U.S. Capitol to loot some of our country’s most sensitive information and violently attack those inside, these actions actually remind us at Color Of Change that the men and women of the Capitol Police are…
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Meet Two Unapologetic Chicago Activists Calling for Defunding Police to Save Black Lives
Chicago is a key site in the movement against the epidemic of police violence that continues to leave the lives of Black people in its wake. From the killings of Rekia Boyd and Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police Department officers to the more recent video evidence of the department’s outrageous mistreatment of Black women like…
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After Decades of Crime TV Shows, It’s Time We Shift the Narrative
Some of the most popular crime shows are returning with new seasons in the next few weeks, and it’s time to have an honest, serious conversation about how they are going to impact our society as so many people consume these stories about police and the criminal justice system. These addicting and familiar shows will…
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Memphis Cop Faces Charges for Kidnapping and Killing Man While on Duty
In case you haven’t said “what the fuck” enough over the past several days, a now-former cop in Memphis is facing charges for kidnapping and killing a man—while on duty. CNN reports that former Memphis Police Officer Patric Ferguson, 29, allegedly forced Robert Howard, 30, into the back of his squad car and drove him…
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No Charges for Aurora, Colo., Cops Who Detained Black Children At Gunpoint and Laid Them Face Down on Asphalt After Wrongly Suspecting They Were in Stolen Car
The cops who traumatized a group of Black children by handcuffing them and holding them face down on the ground at gunpoint in Aurora, Colorado this summer—based on incompetent police work—will not face any consequences for their actions. Chief Deputy District Attorney Clinton McKinzie in Colorado said on Friday that there will be no charges…
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Oakland Breonna Taylor Sculpture Smashed in Act of ‘Racist Aggression’ Two Weeks After Its Installation
Most people in America celebrate the holidays with family, good food and gift exchanges, but at least one miserable human being decided ‘tis the season for racism and vandalism when they chose the day after Christmas to smash to pieces a sculpture of Breonna Taylor in downtown Oakland, Calif. The Mercury News reports that the…