Police Brutality

UPDATED Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 11:35 a.m. ET– The live stream is over. Check NewsOne Now online later today for clips of highlights from the town hall. See also: NewsOne Now State Of Emergency: Panelist Says Cops Are Conditioned To Sustain A White-Controlled System UPDATED Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. ET– Please note the livestream […]

The Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Baltimore has seen a huge spike in prospective mentors, bringing some positivity to the city since the death of Freddie Gray. The program’s Baltimore chapter has seen a 3,000 percent hike following protests in the city, NBC News reports. President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of […]

In a stern condemnation of violence against Blacks by police, Saturday Night Live this weekend featured a parody of a cop who, well, goes out of his way to beat up Black men. The lead character of the sketch, Blazer, played by SNL cast member Taran Killam, punches every Black man he sees, including those […]

Outside of Baltimore’s New Shiloh Baptist Church, helicopters hovered over streets lined with residents, Baltimore City police, and National Guard troops armed with rifles, batons, and shields. Children poured out of nearby buildings in uniforms, some holding signs, others riding bikes. Just two days prior, Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the closure of the […]

Atlanta police shot and killed a 25-year-old woman, who may have been handcuffed in the back of a police car, after she allegedly pulled a gun and fired twice on Thursday evening, according to The Huffington Post. Alexia Christian, a Black mother of two, died at a hospital after the alleged gunfight, the report says. […]

A police officer’s kind words during a period of unrest over the death of Freddie Gray touched many across Baltimore, who have for so long witnessed police violence in their communities. Sgt. K Glanville spoke to a crowd on Saturday during a festive rally about her role as a police officer and expressed that not all officers are […]

  Judy Smith, the D.C. fixer upon whose life Shonda Rhimes loosely based Scandal‘s “Olivia Pope,” played by Kerry Washington, is headed to Baltimore to handle the public relations crisis faced by local officials, reports the WBAL-TV. WBAL-TV reports: Officials, including Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, have faced pointed criticism after the […]

I’m disturbed by the depictions of Toya Graham circulating in news and social media. Going upside her son’s head for throwing rocks into a crowd of Baltimore cops on Monday, she’s been depicted in at least three ways:  as Mom of the Year, as fulfilling stereotypes of the Black mammy, and as a welfare queen […]

In an obviously strategic, possibly desperate move, a Fraternal Order of Police lodge has asked Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby to recuse herself from the Freddie Gray investigation because of her personal connection to the Gray family’s attorney, William H. “Billy” Murphy Jr., and her marriage to a city councilman, whose district includes the area […]

The six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray posted bond on Friday night, reports The Baltimore Sun. The six who have been charged are Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., 45; Officer William G. Porter, 25; Lt. Brian W. Rice, 41; Sgt. Alicia D. White, 30; Officer Edward M. Nero, 29; and […]

It looks as if his royal badness is using his art to speak out on the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police and in support of the people of Baltimore. USA Today quoted an official statement from Prince spokesperson Yvette Noel-Schure saying that the song “addresses the unrest in Baltimore and the socio/political […]

How much unrest will our country experience before we substantively address the injustices acutely impacting Black people? For months, across the nation, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand police accountability, transparency and justice for the families that have fallen victims to state violence. I am Latino and I stand […]