Black men and police

We finally know who at least one of the arrestees is in the infamous Starbucks arrest situation. His name is Rashon Nelson and he’s a member of Omega Psi Phi, which as you know, is a member of Divine Nine group of historically Black fraternities and sororities. PHOTO: Facebook Watch new, full video of the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for nearly 175,000 workers. How did a Starbucks visit go so […]

The National Black Caucus of the Young Elected Officials Network published an open letter addressed to the president and state officials demanding action “on police violence against Black communities.”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Video shown Monday that was taken by a dashboard camera inside a sheriff’s vehicle shows it hitting a protester and driving away — the latest flashpoint following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Sacramento. The law enforcement official behind the wheel likely didn’t know he hit someone, […]

The Baton Rouge police officer who shot and killed Alton Sterling has been removed  from the force. Baton Rouge Police Department officials have announced that Blane Salamoni has been fired following Sterling’s 2016 shooting death. Bodycam footage of the deadly incident shows Salamoni pulling a gun on Sterling as soon has he arrives to help […]

This is what no child left behind really looks like.

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a civil lawsuit that sought $35 million in damages from a Mississippi city and a white police officer in the disputed 2016 shooting death of a black man, leaving his relatives “dumbfounded.” U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled that the relatives of the man, […]

SEATTLE (AP) — All but 10 members of the Houston Texans took a knee during the national anthem Sunday, as the vast majority of the team protested the owner’s “inmates running the prison” comment. Many #Texans kneel during the National Anthem before today’s game in Seattle pic.twitter.com/R5mwjloy03 — Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) October 29, 2017 The […]

SEATTLE (AP) — All but 10 members of the Houston Texans took a knee during the national anthem Sunday, as the vast majority of the team protested the owner’s “inmates running the prison” comment. Many #Texans kneel during the National Anthem before today’s game in Seattle pic.twitter.com/R5mwjloy03 — Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) October 29, 2017 The […]

Days after the NFL declined to change its rule on the national anthem, about two dozen players protested around the league Sunday. Associated Press journalists counted 22 players protesting during the anthems in some way before day games. Some took a knee, others sat on the bench, stayed in the tunnel or raised a fist. […]

Before his untimely death at the hand of St. Paul police officer Jeronimo Yanez,  Philando Castile was a popular nutrition services supervisor at the JJ Paul Montessori school in St. Paul, Minnesota. After his death, his friends and family vowed to keep his memory alive in a special way. Splinternews.com reports: The Philando Feeds The Children […]

Before his untimely death at the hand of St. Paul police officer Jeronimo Yanez,  Philando Castile was a popular nutrition services supervisor at the JJ Paul Montessori school in St. Paul, Minnesota. After his death, his friends and family vowed to keep his memory alive in a special way. Splinternews.com reports: The Philando Feeds The Children […]