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Family of the South Florida man who was killed said police used excessive force. By Sheryl Estrada Gregory Frazier (Twitter) Deborah Frazier called 911 for police to help mediate an argument between her brother, Gregory Frazier, and her daughter at the home they all shared in Pompano Beach, Florida. Her…
By Sheryl Estrada Pastor Mark Burns Trump has asked the question to African Americans, “What do you have to lose” in voting for him. The Republican presidential candidate’s track record and rhetoric combined with the untruthful actions of his campaign surrogates, like Mark Burns, may provide the answer. Burns, who…
A white teen who stabbed three people, killing two, and tried to eat one of the victim’s faces was subdued by police officers without deadly force last week. The scenario has raised questions about Black men who have been shot and killed despite being nonviolent and compliant, as well as…
This incident was unlike the recent police-related deaths of unarmed Black men, including Alton Sterling. Smith was armed, a foot chase ensued and he refused to drop his gun, according to authorities. The clashing of citizens and police is more indicative of a tipping point for the city of Milwaukee…
While at a party in Raleigh, Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas was shot by a white man who told 911 “frigging Black males” were outside his “frigging house.” By Sheryl Estrada Early Sunday morning, Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas, 20, was shot for being Black while attending a house party near the home of…
Two days after Kenneth Walker, a New York town’s only Black firefighter, received a racially charged and threatening letter, his apartment where he lived with his wife and two children was set on fire and destroyed. “If it can happen to me, it can happen to somebody else,” Walker, 28,…
Video footage was released on Friday of the shooting death of Paul O’Neal, an 18-year-old unarmed Black man, by a Chicago police officer on July 28. O’Neal was suspected of driving a stolen vehicle, and a chase with police ensued. Video footage shows officers handcuffing O’Neal after he is shot…
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…
New York Assemblyman Michael Blake, who just last week spoke with DiversityInc about racial profiling and the need for criminal justice reform, was himself roughly handled by police this weekend in a situation he says was heightened because he is Black.Blake was one of 40 national leaders who appeared on…
Smoochr, a dating app marketed for Blacks to meet other single Blacks, has not been a hit among the Black community. The app focuses on stereotypical questions regarding physical appearance and does not make any reference to things such as education level or income. Twitter users have shared their complaints…
