Watch: New Video Shows Milwaukee Cop Shooting Unarmed Black Man
That sentence is not from the guy who made “Back Dat Azz Up.” It is from the ancient Roman poet Juvenal and is roughly…
Why They Kneel: Stopped, Shot and Killed in Nashville and Houston
To examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each…
Grand Jury Indicts Virginia Cop For Shooting Unarmed Black Man ... Again
The above picture is not a glamour shot; it’s a group photo and it is historic. It is a photograph of every single…
Police 'Activists' Protest Black Woman Who Made Comments About Police Implicit Bias
Police “activists” in New Jersey staged a protest outside of the employer of a black healthcare administrator who made…
Father of Black Teen Shot in the Back by St. Louis PD Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The father of a black teen shot in the back by St. Louis police three years ago has filed a wrongful death suit against…
Study Shows Black Cops Just as Likely to Kill Black Suspects as White Cops
Implicit bias toward black men by police is nothing new, and it is not limited to white officers. Black officers can…
California Cops Cry Blue Tears at Police Shooting Bill Inspired by Stephon Clark
Police officials all over California are pointing their collective itchy trigger fingers at lawmakers who advanced a…
17-Year-Old Killed by Pittsburgh-Area Police; Reportedly Shot in the Back While Running Away
Details are still emerging, but what is known now is the following:
The Complexity of Not Calling the Police While Black
The news has lately been inundated with examples of white folks (and even some nonwhite folks) doing the ultimate…
A ‘Double Standard’: Black Parkland, Fla., Students Speak Out on Black Lives Matter Message Being Shut Down by School Days Before Shooting
Just one week before a mass shooting would launch their school into the national spotlight, students at Marjory…
Police Shooting and Killing Black Men? It’s Not the White House’s Problem, Sarah Huckabee Sanders Says
On March 18, two police officers in Sacramento, Calif., shot and killed 22-year-old Stephon Clark in the backyard of…
An Incomplete List of Things Black People Should Avoid Doing so They Won’t Be Killed by Police
On Sunday, March 18, police in Sacramento, Calif., fired 20 shots at Stephon Clark, killing him. Clark was unarmed and…
If You So Scared, Why Are You the Police?
“The officers feared for their lives, so they shot … ”
Colorado Gunman Who Killed Cop Livestreamed Shoot-Out, Had Record of Suspicious and Harassing Behavior
A Colorado man who shot and killed a deputy sheriff on New Year’s Eve spent hours leading up to the shoot-out taping…
Attorney: Justine Damond Is ‘the Most Innocent Victim’ of a Police Shooting He Has Ever Seen
Those who want to blame every single black person who has ever been shot by police for their own death have finally…
Is 48 Hours Too Long to Wait for a Police Officer to Give a Statement After a Fatal Shooting?
Police officers in Portland, Ore., who were involved in a shooting that resulted in death or serious physical injury…
Texas Governor Signs Bill Into Law Enforcing the Reporting of Police Shootings
Starting in September, any Texas law-enforcement agency that does not report a police shooting to the state attorney…
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Good Police’
In the reality-adjacent, Baltimore-centered ecosystem of The Wire, “good police” stood as the single highest honor a…
Los Angeles Police Commission Votes to Require Cops to Try De-Escalation Before Firing Guns
The Los Angeles Police Commission voted on a policy Tuesday that would require all LAPD officers to try to defuse…
L.A. District Attorney Again Declines to Press Charges Against Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has once again decided not to pursue charges against a Los Angeles…