A team of Black tech leaders is developing technology that will help patients of color obtain accurate readings from pulse oximeters.

An autopsy showed Gray was shot seven times with three bullets entering his back, indicating he might have been running from the police, not facing them.

Nation

While video cameras captured the controversial arrest and Grays' compliance, what they didn't capture was what happened in the vehicle after officers pulled off.

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Nation, Police Brutality

The NYPD officers who shot and killed 16-year-old Kimani Gray will not face criminal charges, reports the Daily News. RELATED: Principal Of Slain Brooklyn Teen Pens Heartfelt Letter: ‘We Miss Kimani’ [VIDEO] Officers Who Killed Kimani Gray Have Been Sued Repeatedly For Civil Rights Violations Read more below: According to court documents, “[prosecutors] are not pursuing criminal […]

Cross Post Now, Nation

On Saturday over 25,000 protesters filled the streets of lower Manhattan to voice their displeasure after a grand jury failed to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner. Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons joined the procession as crowds chanted “I can’t breathe,” referring to the last words Garner spoke as Officer […]

Nation, NewsOne Original

Family and supporters for Ramarley Graham (pictured below) met at the Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church in the Bronx Monday evening, marking two years since the teen’s passing. RELATED: Civil Rights Leaders Reflect On Trayvon Martin, Ramarley Graham Cases Graham was leaving a bodega near his home in the boro’s Wakefield section February 2, 2012, […]

When a young, Black boy falls victim to police brutality, many people immediately attempt to justify law enforcement’s rash actions by making disparaging remarks about the victim. This cycle has begun with 16-year-old Kimani Gray who was gunned down by two police officers in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on March 9; but the […]

Nation, Police Brutality

UPDATED 3/13/13, 1:13 p.m.: According to the New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Gray was hit by seven bullets, with three of the bullets entering his body from his back, according to the N.Y. Times: One bullet entered his left shoulder in the rear, exiting in the front; two other bullets struck the […]

As information continues to surface regarding the events surrounding 16-year-old Kimani Gray‘s shooting by NYPD officers on March 9th, it appears that the initially unnamed Officers Jovaniel Cordova (pictured below left) and Sergeant Mourad Mourad (pictured below) reportedly cost the New York Police Department hundreds of thousands of dollars due to previous civil rights violations, […]

World

When Sylvester Mwendwa (pictured) and Elijah Kimani of Kisauni in Mombasa County, Kenya realized that the woman whom they both believed to be faithful was cheating on both of them, they struck an unusual deal: The men decided that they should both marry the woman and live together in peace. The arrangement allows both men […]

Crime

Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizarro has released video of the March 7, 2012 slaying of 20-year-old, unarmed Wendell Allen (pictured right), by New Orleans police officer Joshua Colclough, 28 (pictured left) and it clearly shows the shooting was unnecessary, reports Fox 8. “It was clear there was no justification for the shooting,” Cannizzaro said. SEE ALSO: Principal Of Slain Brooklyn Teen Pens […]