Nov 25 Watch 4:17 What do we know about the fatal shooting of a Chicago teen? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 24 Chicago releases graphic video of officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald By Joshua Barajas A Chicago police officer was charged with first degree murder and held without bail Tuesday for shooting a black teenager 16 times, an encounter that was caught on the squad car’s dash cam. Continue reading
Nov 16 Poet Danez Smith issues a wake-up call to white America By Corinne Segal “Dear White America” is a sprawling testimony to the effects of racial violence in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 27 S.C. school resource officer fired after he drags student, sheriff says By Joshua Barajas At Spring Valley high school pic.twitter.com/ScWrJz6x6J — Yessenia (@Motive__Money) October 26, 2015 Richland County sheriff’s department will hold a news conference to announce the results of its investigation into Monday’s incident… Continue reading
Oct 23 Obama defends Black Lives Matter movement By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Defending the Black Lives Matter movement, President Barack Obama said Thursday the protests are giving voice to a problem happening only in African-American communities. Continue reading
Oct 21 Chicago PD Superintendent on alleged secretive interrogation sites: ‘It’s simply not true’ By David Coles The Chicago Police Department is again being accused to have violated the civil rights of suspects and is under the microscope. Continue reading
Sep 09 Baltimore approves $6.4 million settlement with family of Freddie Gray By Joshua Barajas The Baltimore city board approved a $6.4 million settlement Wednesday in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in police custody in April. Continue reading
Sep 02 Baltimore judge denies motion to dismiss charges against officers in Freddie Gray case By Colleen Shalby Protesters and Baltimore Police started gathering this morning before today’s pretrial hearing for the six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. Continue reading
Aug 20 Column: August is the month of our discontent By DeRay McKesson Mike Brown should be alive today. He should be home from his first year at college, visiting friends and enjoying summer as he prepares to return to campus. Continue reading
Aug 17 Twitter account live tweets 1965 Watts Riots By Aisha Jama Today marks the last day of the Watts Riots that took place 50 years ago in south Los Angeles from August 11- August 17, 1965. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the twitter account @wattsriots50 has been live tweeting the events… Continue reading