News From A Colorful Perspective
A new study from Rutgers University-Newark has found that police are a leading cause of death among young — especially Black — men in America today. The study, which compiled data on police-involved deaths in the U.S., estimated the risks of being killed in a law enforcement encounter by age,…
Baton Rouge police chief Murphy Paul has publicly apologized on behalf of the department for ever hiring Blane Salamoni, the white officer who shot and killed Alton Sterling, a Black man, in 2016. Paul, who is Black, did not join the department until 2018, but said it was the department’s…
The Washington Post examined over 50 civil rights cases against officers and found that charges were filed, on average, more than three years after the event. For example, Eric Garner, who had asthma, was killed in 2014 by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who along with others tackled him to the…
Thousands gathered Thursday afternoon to celebrate the life of Botham “Bo” Shem Jean in the sanctuary of Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson. But undertones of hurt, and a demand of justice for Jean, were present. Many spoke of Jean’s character and faith, and the family’s rearing of an…
Two years have passed since a photo of activist Ieshia Evans during an encounter with police garnered national attention. During that time, Evans said people have learned she is not quite the passive protester she has been depicted as. “I’ve had people who see the picture, and they have this…
With the driver present at the scene of the crime, and the police “confident” that the same person posted racist Snapchats about the killing, no arrest has been made. Sherrell Lewis Jr., 31, was killed last week in Louisiana while helping clear debris from a highway by the truck Matthew…
Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a press briefing chalked up fatal police shootings of Black men to a local matter” and said the president does not have to comment on them. Reporter April Ryan asked Sanders about the Alton Sterling and Stephon Clark shootings. Sanders called it a terrible incident” but…
Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old Black man, was shot and killed point blank by two white police officers in Baton Rouge, La., onJuly 5, 2016,outside of a convenience store where he sold CDs. A video captured by a bystander went viral, prompting protests and outrage across the country. The U.S. Justice…
A study updated this week concluded that of 50 United States police departments with body cam policies, none of them are effectively and appropriately implementing these policies. Notably, the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, failed to meet even the minimum qualifications in any of the areas the study took into…
In light of the recent shootings of Black men by police and the killings of police officers, many prominent Black celebrities have used their influence to call for change. On Monday, Charlotte Hornets owner and former NBA superstar Michael Jordan joined the ranks and called for an end to the…
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