Texas officials have revealed the reason behind Sandra Bland’s alleged suicide. An appeal filed by the Waller County Sheriff’s Office says Bland killed herself because she was unable to make bail. In addition, officials are campaigning for a motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit Bland’s family filed against the county and two of the […]
Medications in Jones' system, taken for a multitude of illnesses put the 37-year-old at risk for "sudden death".
A White South Carolina coroner is in the hot seat for using the n-word while reporting an altercation between his Black neighbor, Leroy Fulton, and the…
Roland Martin talks to Texas city councilman Jonathan Miller after being arrested and tasered when he intervened as officers questioned his friends outside his apartment. “We had just got back form a community service project. We showed up to my house. There was about four of us. I was in the house watching the game. They were […]
Police officers in Prairie View Texas were shown on video Tasing a Texas councilman who was on his knees with his back turned to them outside of his home Saturday. Prairie View police officers were questioning three men about alleged drug activity when Councilman Jonathan Miller, 26, reportedly stepped into the conversation, since the men were guests […]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Police officials in a small, predominantly black Texas college town are defending the decision to use a stun gun on a City Council member when he intervened as officers questioned his friends outside his apartment. Police say they were questioning four men outside Prairie View City Council Member Jonathan Miller’s […]
Prairie View City Council members in Texas are hoping a road renamed after activist Sandra Bland will serve as a constant reminder of the injustices they say she suffered in Waller County, USA Today reports. City officials are also hopeful that the road, which leads to Bland’s alma mater, Prairie View A&M University, will also […]
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has spoken out on the controversial death of activist Sandra Bland. In an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Lynch used Bland’s tragic death as a talking point during the topic of police training tactics. “I do think that what has been an important part of the debate in Ms. Bland’s […]
When describing his character on Grey’s Anatomy, actor Jesse Williams summed it up with, “He is very confident and likes to say what is on his…
Sandra Bland's family announced the filing of a lawsuit against officials in Houston involved in her arrest and death.
HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday against the officer and other officials, saying it was a last resort after being unable to get enough information about the case. Sandra Bland, a […]
Whoopi Goldberg stuck up for Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” defending her former co-host against charges of racism. Hasselbeck, who left “The View” in 2013 and is now Fox News, got scores of side-eyes for a question regarding Sandra Bland, who was found dead in her Texas jail cell three days after […]
