A Camden, Arkansas student resource officer has reportedly been put on paid leave after a video of him placing a high school student in a chokehold and lifting from the ground as others are screaming for the officer to release him circulated online. n the footage, the officer, Jake Perry is seen trying to detain […]
High-profile cases of officer brutality against black citizens in recent years have caused Americans to question the racial makeup of their police departments. Many advocates believe that diversifying these forces will help reduce police violence against people of color. My research suggests increased representation might not solve the problem. I interviewed nearly 200 protesters and residents of […]
Attorney Ben Crump is releasing a new book tomorrow called, Open Season: Legalized Genocide Of Colored People; and he says it has “quite literally written itself.” Crump calls his book a continuation of ‘We charge genocide” which was presented to the United Nations by civil rights leaders in 1951. And here we are almost 70 years later […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Armed officers and an angry crowd faced off after a Tennessee man was fatally shot by U.S. Marshals in a working-class Memphis neighborhood. People in the crowd threw rocks and bricks, with 25 officers suffering mostly minor injuries during the tense clash Wednesday night in the Frayser community in north Memphis. […]
TheColumbus Police Department has released the body cam video of an incident involving several officers on the south side of Columbus on June 7th, 2019 that resulted in a physical altercation. Get Breaking News & Exclusive Contest in Your Inbox: CPD was responding to calls of shots fired in the area of Heyl Avenue. The […]
All across the country Black people are staring down the barrels of guns. Behind these guns are police officers and citizens with anger issues and racial biases. A recent video circulated on social media really grabbed D.L.’s attention and struck a nerve. In the video a young Black man is being confronted by an officer […]
A new database will track when police officers use deadly force. DL says, “it’s about time!” The catalog will track when an officer uses deadly force as well as on whom. It will keep track of gender, age, ethnicity and other identifying factors. But, there is one little limitation. Officers are not required to report […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Suburban Phoenix police officers shown on video beating an unarmed black man as he stood against a wall three months ago should not face criminal charges, outside police investigators said Monday about one of a series of recent incidents that drew criticism about the agency’s use of force. Several officers from […]
The Houston Museum of African-American Culture opened an exhibition for Black History Month that honors Sandra Bland.
The NAACP and other organizations are rallying behind the family of Aaron Bailey, who was killed by Indianapolis Metropolitan police officers.
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 […]
