More than 60 years after the tragic lynching of Emmett Till in Mississippi — a 14-year-old Black teen who was abducted, tortured, and shot in 1955 by two white men, purely for the “crime” of speaking to a white woman — it appears our country still can’t seem to progress…
Tag: Shooting
Iowa Man Who Shot a Black Teen Girl Following a Pro-Trump Rally Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
An Iowa man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for shooting a 15-year-old Black girl. The incident took place following a pro-Trump political rally he attended late last year. The Associated Press reported that “Michael McKinney, 26, of St. Charles, pleaded guilty in June to intimidation…
Suspect in Atlanta-Area Spa Hate Crime Shooting Spree Sentenced to 4 Consecutive Life Sentences
On Tuesday, July 27, justice was partially served when a Cherokee County courthouse sentenced Robert Aaron Long, the shooter in the March 2021 Atlanta-area spa attacks that left eight people dead (six of whom were women of Asian descent), to four consecutive life sentences after he pleaded guilty to all…
Congress Passes Measure To Make Pulse Nightclub, Where 49 Were Killed in Horrific Domestic Terrorism Attack, a National Memorial
Just days shy of the fifth anniversary of the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting massacre in Orlando, Florida, Congress has passed a measure to officially commemorate the site of the domestic terrorism attack against LGBTQ folks as a national memorial. Dan Avery of NBC News reported that the U.S. Senate passed…
Black Gun Ownership Skyrocketed by 60% in the Last Year
As a new wave of gun violence continues to impact the United States, with mass shootings seemingly occurring on a daily basis, a troubling new report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) brings race into the gun ownership debate. According to the firearm industry trade association’s report, despite the…
Police Officer Who Tried To Whitewash and Downplay Atlanta Shooting as a ‘Bad Day’ Turns Out To Be a Racist
Capt. Jay Baker of Cherokee county in Atlanta, Georgia appears to be having a “bad day” as well. After 21-year-old white domestic terrorist Robert Aaron Long went on a massacre in the Atlanta area, visiting three Asian spas and murdering eight people — six of whom were Asian women —…
One-Year-Old Infant Shot in Head as Police Attempt to Catch Robbery Suspect at Houston Gas Station
On the evening of March 3, 19-year-old Daisha Smalls was stopped at a Chevron gas station in southwest Houston refueling her car, with her 1-year-old son Legend sitting in a car seat in the rear of her vehicle when an armed man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and came running…
8 People in Atlanta Killed in Potential Anti-Asian Hate Crime Shooting; 21-Year-Old Suspect Arrested
In a horrific event that unfolded in less than an hour on the evening of March 15, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long is alleged to have entered three different Atlanta-area massage parlors, opening fire with a weapon and leaving eight people dead. At least four of the six female Asian victims…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Police Shooting of Atatiana Jefferson; Drug Industry Announces Diversity Guidelines in Development of New Medications; and More
Wrongful death lawsuit filed in the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson by police. Family members of Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by police through a window in her own home, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Fort Worth, Texas and the…
Houston Police Chief Blames Republicans Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn for ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Allowing for Officer Shooting Death
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo addressed the press outside of the medical examiner’s office Monday, suggesting Sgt. Christopher Brewster would not have been killed in the line of duty Saturday if not for the “boyfriend loophole” — a gap in gun legislation that allows domestic violence offenders whose victims are…