Kimberlé Crenshaw Honors The Stories Of Black Women In New Book
#SayHerName is a campaign created in December 2014 by the African-American Policy Forum and the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies to keep the...
police violence
31 Years Ago, 4 White Officers Were Acquitted For Brutally Beating Rodney King
Rodney King's 1992 beating by four police officers should serve as a reminder of the racial paranoia that has plagued America post-Civil Rights generation...
Former Police Officer Kim Potter Is Expected To Be Released From Jail Next Week
"Kim Potter murdered my son," Daunte Wright's mother said....
A 9-Year-Old D.C. Student Claims He Was Assaulted By Police At School
“He said, ‘don’t tell your parents, I’ll get y’all some pizza,’” Raynard said to NBC 29. ...
Harvard University Police Held Four Black Students At Gunpoint After False 911 Call
“We were all extremely scared, particularly because my roommates and I are Black students who have been bombarded our whole lives with stories..... how situations...
Mississippi Deputies Are Under Investigation for Using Excessive Force During Encounters With Blacks
The Associated Press reported that there have been at least four incidents involving violent encounters between deputies and Black men, of which two Black men...
California Woman Settles $10 Million Lawsuit After Being Shot by Police Beanbag Left Her Partially Blind
“I thank God that I’m living, right? I thank God that I’m living, but not every day is a good day for me,' Furcron...
Prosecutors Plan To Release Video Of Irvo Otieno, Who Died In Police Custody
"What I saw today was heartbreaking, America. It was disturbing. It was traumatic. My son was tortured,” Ms. Ouko said. ...
DOJ: Louisville Police Officer Allowed Police Dog to Attack 14-Year-Old Boy
Another disturbing incident from the Louisville Police Department against Black people is detailed in a Department of Justice report....
A North Carolina Man Survived a 1952 Lynching and Is Finally Sharing His Story
"I didn't do it," Council said to WFMY News 2. “But I was taken to jail on Tuesday. I was tried on Wednesday, and I...