In our ongoing celebration of Black History Month, we look back at some of the leaders, icons, and pop culture juggernauts that helped to bring diversity, equity, inclusion and representation to the forefront of the American landscape — like these men and women who left their indelible mark on the…
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Archived: Ex-Oklahoma Cop Who Victimized Black Women Gets 263 Years in Prison
By Sheryl Estrada Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police officer, wassentenced to 263 consecutive years in prison on Thursday for rape, sexual assault and other crimes against Black women. From December 2013 to June 2014,Holtzclaw preyed onBlack women hebelieved to have criminal histories. The women alsoall live in one…
Archived: All White Jury for White cop Charged With 36 Counts of Rape Against Black Women
Former Oklahoma City Officer Daniel Holtzclaw is being charged with 36 counts of rape, sexual battery, indecent exposure and forcible oral sodomy following his attacks on 13 Black women (one of these women was a teenager at the time of the alleged attack). His case is being tried in front…