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Decatur Police Chief Acknowledges ‘Inaccurate Description’ In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man In Front Of Home

Sharelle BurtOctober 14, 2023October 16, 2023

by Sharelle BurtOctober 14, 2023October 16, 20232015

Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion put out a statement admitting to rushing to releasing information and gave an inaccurate description of officers’ commands regarding the...

Legal News

Prosecutors Highlight Claims That Elijah McClain Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’ 7 Times During Police Encounter

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 2023September 21, 2023

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 2023September 21, 20232580

Elijah McClain said "I can't breathe" seven times before a paramedic injected him with ketamine, leading to his death prosecutors say...

Family of Pregnant Woman Slain By Ohio Cop On Video Demands His Arrest

Nahlah Abdur-RahmanSeptember 3, 2023September 5, 2023

by Nahlah Abdur-RahmanSeptember 3, 2023September 5, 20233603

Body camera video of the incident was released over a week later, which the Young family's attorney believes is another indicator that her case is...

General News

7 Virginia Deputies Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder of Black Man ‘Smothered’ In Custody

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 16, 2023March 16, 2023

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 16, 2023March 16, 2023340

According to prosecutors, Irvo Otieno died after being smothered by seven sheriff deputies. Now, they have been charged with his death....

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An Off-Duty Police Officer in Chicago Yells Out, ‘I’ll Kill You!’ Before Killing Man Who Grabbed Her Gun

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 2023

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 202352223

An off-duty police officer yelled, “I’ll kill you,” before fatally shooting a man...

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Preston Hemphill, The White Police Officer Involved In Tyre Nichols Death, Has Been Fired

Booker JonesFebruary 3, 2023February 3, 2023

by Booker JonesFebruary 3, 2023February 3, 20231184

The chickens are coming home to roost....

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Memphis Fire Department Fires 3 EMT Workers Who Violated Protocols When Tending to Tyre Nichols

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 31, 2023January 31, 2023

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 31, 2023January 31, 20233970

Three EMT workers were fired for how they dragged their feet responding to Tyre Nichols....

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San Bernardino Police Officer Shoots and Kills Black Man As He Runs Away

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 20, 2022July 20, 20225979

Another Black man, Robert Adams, was fatally shot by a police officer in San Bernardino, California, as he was running away....

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Protesters Demand Justice After Amir Locke is Killed by Minneapolis Police

Jeroslyn JoVonnFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

by Jeroslyn JoVonnFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022616

After the deaths of George Floyd and Daunte Wright, Minneapolis is outraged over the latest police shooting of a 22-year-old killed during a police raid....

Lifestyle

Morgan Freeman Executive Produced a New Film Examining the Police Killing of Black Veteran

Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 29, 2021September 29, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 29, 2021September 29, 20219001

A new film explores the tragic police killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old veteran who was fatally shot inside his own home in White...