By Lauren Liebhaber Originally appeared on Stacker Matt Gush // Shutterstock States with the highest rate of people killed by police On average more than 1,000 people are fatally shot […]
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Woman Who Slammed Car into BLM Protestors Receives Five Hours of Community Service, Avoids Jail
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Kathleen Casillo, 53, walked free this week after striking a sweetheart plea deal.She faced up to seven years in jail if she […]
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Yearning for Justice for Ralph Yarl
By Alvin A. Reid Originally appeared in St. Louis American Family members of Ralph Yarl, the Kansas City youth who was shot twice by a white homeowner last Thursday after […]
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24HourDallas to host free De-Escalation & Door Security Training for nighttime businesses and entertainment areas
24HourDallas invites members of the public, service and hospitality industry professionals, security staffs, and entertainment area stakeholders to a De-Escalation and Door Security training at Sandaga 813 (813 Exposition Ave, […]
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Black Death on Video: Coping With the Tyre Nichols Footage
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black With Memphis police releasing video footage of the traffic stop that led to the 29-year-old’s death, we sat down with a […]
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Tyre Nichols murder justifies anger, mistrust for law enforcement and the future of America
I saw the headlines. And like so many Black Americans, I sat and watched with anger and hopelessness. I’m tired of being tired….
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Study Reveals ‘Crisis’ in New Police Training In America
Originally appeared in NNPA By Stacy M. Brown Issued by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the report found that nearly half of the agencies responding to the survey agreed […]
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Collette Flanagan, Founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, Speaks Out About Racism in Policing
On October 3, 2022, in Geneva, Collette Flanagan, Founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, testified before the United Nations Human Rights Council on “racial justice and equality in law enforcement.” […]
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Supreme Court Protects Cops Who Fail to Issue Miranda Rights
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In an America where Black citizens especially have legitimate concerns when interacting with law enforcement, the U.S. Supreme Court has […]
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Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
BY JASON BEEFERMAN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org UVALDE — As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts […]