Dontre Hamilton

On this Mother's Day, the influential Mothers of the Movement -- women whose children have been killed by law enforcement -- has group has grown larger.

Dontre Hamilton was shot 14 times in a downtown park by former Milwaukee officer Christopher Manney.

According to Milwaukee police, an unnamed man was shot early Monday morning and transported to a nearby hospital in an armored vehicle during the protests. An officer was also injured and taken to the hospital after a rock broke through the windshield of his squad car.

Supporters and critics alike are looking for Hillary Clinton to follow through on criminal justice reforms if she is elected president.

Dontre Hamilton, 31, was shot 14 times in April 2014 by former officer Christopher Manney, who said he fired in self-defense.

Large crowds joined mothers from all walks of life Saturday afternoon to participate in Washington DC’s “Million Moms March” — a gathering to call for an end to police brutality by those who lost children and loved ones at the hands of law enforcement. According to the Huffington Post, the march was led by the […]

A former Milwaukee, Wisc., police officer will not be charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man he encountered in a park this spring, a prosecutor announced on Monday, according to The New York Times. Protesters in the city cited the shooting as yet another example of excessive force against Black men by […]