Attorney General Eric Holder
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The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has resigned amid a firestorm around a so called “bullet ban,” which Congressional…
Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now” recently spoke with outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder about what he plans to do once he exits the Department…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ferguson leaders said Thursday they haven’t heard from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding two federal investigations, one into the shooting death of Michael Brown in August and the other into the practices of the city’s police department. Earlier this week, Attorney General Eric Holder said he expects the Justice Department […]
America’s first Black Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving his post after six controversial years hopefully to be replaced by America’s second Black Attorney General Loretta Lynch. As head of the Justice Department, Holder was America’s chief law enforcement officer during that time, making sure in the wake of situations like Ferguson that the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder called Thursday for better record-keeping on how often police officers use force and are themselves attacked, saying the current data is incomplete and inadequate. With his remarks, Holder joined police union officials, academics and others who have urged collection of more detailed statistical data on officer fatalities and […]
A Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday cleared a New York Police Department officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner (pictured right), the unarmed…
ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he will soon unveil long-planned Justice Department guidance aimed at ending racial profiling. Holder traveled to Atlanta to meet with law enforcement and community leaders […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released emails show Attorney General Eric Holder said that Justice Department prosecutors who were critical of the department’s handling of the fallout of the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal could “kiss my ass.” Fast and Furious was a botched effort by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to track […]
The official autopsy of Michael Brown was leaked earlier this week sparking more protests in Feguson and caused the Justice Department to condemn the release…
I’m pleased that President Barack Obama reassured African-Americans Saturday that he remains focused on the dangers facing young black men and police across this country, even as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation in the midst of the Michael Brown investigation. Black America – and certainly Michael Brown’s family — needed to hear […]
Why did Attorney General Eric Holder say goodbye to the Obama Administration at such a crucial time for the Department of Justice? The reality is – he got tired. Tired of explaining himself. Tired of explaining racial profiling or why voting is a fundamental right. Tired of explaining why young Black men are being locked […]
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