In a case combining mistaken identity, incredibly poor judgment and racial profiling, Las Vegas police are accused of “confusing” a 23-year-old Black man for a white man twice his age simply because they share a similar name. And now that wrongfully detained man is filing suit against the police department…
Crime
Hundreds of Antisemitic Flyers Left at Homes in Miami Beach Jewish Community
A residential neighborhood in Miami Beach, home to a large Jewish community, is under attack from an unknown racist bigot. Mychael Schnell of The Hill reported that “antisemitic fliers were left at hundreds of homes in Miami Beach overnight on Sunday, Jan. 23 [in] the latest incident against the Jewish…
Connecticut Police Charged With Racial Insensitivity in Investigation of the Death of Lauren Smith-Fields
A 23-year-old Black woman was found dead in her apartment following a date with a man she met on the dating app Bumble. Police in her hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut, have been charged with racial insensitivity for failing to follow up properly on the case for nearly a month and…
New York City Bigot Who Attacked Sikh Taxi Driver at JFK Airport Charged With Hate Crime
As we enter the fourth week of 2022, hate crimes across the country are continuing at an alarming rate for people of all races and religions, including individuals of the Sikh faith. Based on FBI data from October 2021, hate crimes in the country are at their highest level…
Jorge Diaz-Johnston, Gay Rights Activist Who Helped Usher Marriage Equality in the US, Found Dead in Florida
In a tragic loss for the LGBTQ community, Florida marriage equality activist Jorge Diaz-Johnston has been found dead in what appears to be a still-unsolved murder. Bianca Padró Ocasio of the Miami Herald reported that “Diaz-Johnston, 54, had been missing since Jan. 3. His body was found in a trash…
Michigan Man Kills Boyfriend of 10 Years in Fight Over Video Game
In a disturbing example of domestic violence, a Michigan man has been accused of killing his longtime boyfriend over a fight involving a video game. Elisha Fieldstadt of NBC News reported that Docquen Jovo Watkins “is being held without bond in the Oakland County Jail on a second-degree murder charge.”…
Kentucky Teacher Sued for Holding Down a Student, Kicking Him and ‘Yelling Racial Slurs’
In a newly filed lawsuit, parents of a teen in Kentucky claim a teacher told their son “he was just another Black boy who got shot” before getting into an altercation with the student that involved kicking him, holding him down on the ground and even pulling his hair. Insider’s…
Black Chicago Woman Forced To Stand Naked and Handcuffed During Botched Police Raid Will Receive $2.9-Million Settlement
The city of Chicago has unanimously approved a $2.9-million settlement for Anjanette Young, who was humiliatingly forced to stand naked while handcuffed in front of a dozen officers during a police raid in 2019. Police officers mistakenly broke into her home during the botched event while pursuing a different individual…
Keechant Sewell Will Become the First Black Woman To Lead NYC Police Force
In a historic moment of representation for both Black women and the people of New York City as a whole, Long Island police official and Queens, New York native Keechant Sewell has been named by New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams as the city’s next police commissioner. She will become…
Texas Police Department Featured on A&E Show ‘Live PD’ Agrees to $5-Million Settlement in Wrongful Death of Black Man During an Arrest
Another U.S. city has agreed to a multi-million-dollar settlement in the case of a Black man wrongfully killed by police during an arrest. CNN’s Raja Razek reported that “Williamson County, Texas, announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that a $5-million settlement has been approved to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful…