News From A Colorful Perspective
A photo of two mounted white Galveston, Texas police officers leading a handcuffed Black man with a rope evoked imagery of Antebellum-era slave catchers for many, sparking an outrage last week that led the Galveston Police Chief to issue a public apology to the suspect, Donald Neely, and his family….
The Dallas Police arrested a 22-year-old man, Ruben Alvarado, for the murder of Chynal Lindsey, a transgender woman who was found dead in a lake on the first day of Pride Month. Lindsey was found two weeks after yet another transgender woman was discovered dead in the city of Dallas. In…
A group of Black female judges in Dallas County, Texas, are doing their part to keep teens in school and out of their courtrooms. The Honorable Judges Stephanie Mitchell, Shequitta Kelly, Lisa Green, and Amber Givens-Davis are also members of prestigious Black Greek-lettered organizations: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and…
Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, has been indicted by a Dallas County grand jury on a murder charge in the killing of Botham Jean. Guyger fatally shot Jean, a 26-year-old Black man, her neighbor, after entering his apartment in September. She turned herself in and was arrested on…
Botham “Bo” Jean was killed around 10 p.m. on Thursday night by Amber Guyger, a four-year veteran of the Dallas police department, who just ended her shift and returned to her apartment complex. The 911 call said she cried after shooting Jean in the chest, and apologized saying she thought…
Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who is white, fatally shot a 26-year-old Black man, Botham Jean, in his own apartment on Thursday, claiming she entered what she thought was her own home. After killing Jean, Guyger, age 30, was put on leave for three days before her arrest on Sunday….
Vickers “Vic” Cunningham, a former Dallas judge who’s running in the Republican primary runoff election for Dallas county commissioner on Tuesday, decided to provide his children a monetary incentive to condone homophobia and racism. Cunningham set up a living trust with a clause rewarding his children if they marry a…
Organizer Ken Reed said amid Confederate flags, “Obviously we’re exercising our Second Amendment rights but that’s because we have to defend ourselves.” By Sheryl Estrada Twitter Waving Confederate flags and armed with assault rifles, White Lives Matter supporters stood in front of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…
In a time of violent and tense relations between law enforcement and Black citizens, celebrities in the Black community are using their status as role models to show their solidarity with police and community leaders. Over the weekend, hip-hop artist The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, hosted…
A new poll found a sharp contrast between Democrats and Republicans when it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement. When asked overall, 45 percent of registered voters said they approve of the Black Lives Matter movement, compared to 42 percent who disapprove, 13 percent who were not sure and…
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