One of the most difficult aspects of my job is that so many of you keep informed about incidents of injustice in America that I sincerely struggle to keep up. I write at least one story a day about injustice in America, but that barely scratches the surface of how bad things truly are. I’m […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota police officer who was acquitted in last year’s fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile has left the suburban police department where he served under a separation agreement. The Minneapolis suburb of St. Anthony announced Monday that Jeronimo Yanez is no longer with the police department. The terms were not […]
Marking the one-year anniversary of Philando Castile's shooting death, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton called for a $12 million police training fund named after the Black motorist.
The judge says there’s “a failure to understand” the task given to the jury, which acquitted an officer of second-degree manslaughter.
Activist Tamika D. Mallory penned a letter to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre criticizing the organization for not publicly defending Philando Castile.
St. Anthony, Minnesota reached a $3 million settlement with the family of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer last year, CNN reports. A joint statement, released on Monday, called the shooting “a tragedy” for Castile’s family and the community. “The parties moved expeditiously to resolve potential civil claims resulting from this […]
The two sides “moved expeditiously” to resolve the case and start the healing process.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota police officer who pulled over Philando Castile politely told the driver that his brake lights were out and calmly instructed him not to pull out his handgun before suddenly drawing his own weapon and firing seven rounds into the car, a video released Tuesday showed. The dashboard video taken from […]
06/19/17 – Roland Martin talks to Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile who recorded and witnessed his death, about the acquittal of Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez on all charges in the July 2016 shooting. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile, 32, was found not guilty by a Minnesota jury on Friday afternoon. The jury was ordered to keep deliberating after being embroiled in deadlock for the past week. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes: “After 27 hours of deliberation spanning five days, the jury of seven men and […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury weighing the fate of a Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a black motorist asked Tuesday to re-watch two key videos. In their second day of deliberations, jurors returned to court to again see dashcam video captured by Officer Jeronimo Yanez’s squad car […]
Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, said Tuesday that she livestreamed the aftermath of his shooting out of fear.
