police brutality
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Watch: Police Released Footage of Stephon Clark’s Killing, but Will It Help Bring Justice?
There are a lot of questions running through my mind after I reluctantly watched the execution of yet another unarmed black man by police. How can a white iPhone be mistaken for a gun? Why were 20 shots fired at an unarmed man in a matter of seven seconds? Why did officers continue to yell,…
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#CopsToo: When Police Officers Use Sexual Assault to Terrorize Vulnerable Communities
In August of last year, Texas attorney Samuel Cammack III published a disturbing and graphic video on his website in an effort to send shockwaves throughout Harris County and the entire state of Texas. “Once the community sees this, they’re going to be outraged and disgusted,” Cammack asserted to Houston’s KTRK-TV. The video was dashcam…
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Even Cops Think the Officer Who Killed Brendon Glenn Should Be Prosecuted. Los Angeles’ Prosecutor Doesn't
Brendon Glenn is dead. Like in the countless cases that preceded his, Glenn was an unarmed black man killed by a police officer. Like those of his innumerable predecessors, his death was captured on video. As usual, the officer who shot Glenn says that the man was reaching for a fellow officer’s gun even though…
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NABJ’s Executive Director Blasts Board’s Fostering of ‘Bad Business Culture’
Meddling, Arrogance, Unprofessional Gossip Cited Memphis Paper Going Deeper in Reporting on Itself Geographic’s Race Problems: Omission, Mindset L.A. Times Debuts Spanish-Language Edition Trump Helps Deflect Coverage of Police Killings Telemundo Rides Latinos’ Shifting Preferences Covering White Supremacists Takes Emotional Toll Getler, Diversity Champ at Washington Post, Dies O.J. Simpson Says He Hasn’t Watched O.J.…
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Beyond ‘the Talk’: How I Plan to Address Police Violence Against Black Communities
My son is only 5 years old and we’ve already had “the talk.” I can recall being a little older when my grandfather, a probation officer, had the same talk with me. It’s the same talk that has been given time and again in black families following the deaths of Eric Garner, Terence Crutcher and…
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Tulsa County, Okla., Agrees to Pay $6 Million in Excessive-Force Lawsuit Over Death of Eric Harris
Tulsa County, Okla., officials settled a civil rights lawsuit on Friday when they agreed to pay the estate of Eric Harris $6 million; Harris was shot and killed in 2015 by a man so rich, county officials allowed him to literally play a game of cops and robbers. The case made national headlines after Tulsa…
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Washington State Changes 30-Year-Old Law That Only Convicted Killer Cops if They Were Evil … Wait, What?
Between 2005 and 2014, police in the state of Washington killed more than 200 of their fellow citizens. Some of the deaths were deemed “justifiable,” but many crossed the boundaries of what anyone would consider “reasonable.” There was a case where police shot a drunken man through his rear window and another where they shot…
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North Carolina Police Officer Accused of Using Excessive Force on Black Man for Jaywalking Is Actually Facing Charges
We all know that charges mean nothing in this criminal-justice world, especially when it pertains to police officers, but it’s as good a place as any to start, and so far, it seems as if Asheville, N.C., Police Officer Christopher Hickman will be facing some pretty serious charges for his part in the brutal beating…
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FBI Investigating Brutal Beating of North Carolina Man Accused of Jaywalking
Well, well, well. It looks as if the justice system is going to take the brutal beating of Johnnie Rush seriously, given that the FBI has launched an investigation into the North Carolina police officer accused of repeatedly beating Rush because he was allegedly jaywalking, the New York Daily News reports. Asheville, N.C., Police Officer…
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What’s on Your ‘I’m Driving While Black and This Cop Just Pulled Me Over’ Playlists?
We’ve all been there before. And by “we” I mean, “if you’re black and you’ve ever been behind the wheel of a car.” You’re driving along, minding your black-ass business, and blasting Rick Ross or some other unapologetically ignant music at obnoxious levels, and you glance into your rearview and notice a cop behind you…