Police Brutality

A 35-year-old homeless man in Pasco, Wash. was shot and killed after throwing multiple rocks at two police officers in what Pasco Police Chief Bob Metzger…

A teen is demanding an apology from the Los Angeles Police Department after he was shot Tuesday while standing next to a person who was holding a toy gun, according to the Los Angeles Times. SEE ALSO: Young Mother Of Four Wins $188 Million Powerball Jackpot! Jamar Nicholson, 15, of Los Angeles, was unarmed when he […]

In the aftermath of ongoing protests over police-involved shootings of unarmed Black men, the FBI director waded deep into the debate Thursday, urging law enforcement to examine its strained relationship with communities of color. In the most “significant remarks ever made by an FBI director about race and law enforcement,” Politico reports that James B. […]

About 1,510 Cleveland, Ohio police will be equipped with body cameras, nearly 10 weeks after an officer shot and killed a 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was holding a toy gun on a playground, the Los Angeles Times reports. SEE ALSO: Bobby Brown Contradicts Reports That Family Is Gathering To Say Goodbye To Bobbi Kristina Wednesday’s announcement […]

A judge ruled Wednesday that a Park Forest, Ill., officer would not be held criminally responsible for firing beanbag rounds at a knife-wielding World War II veteran, reports the Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: Obama: “Slavery And Jim Crow” Was Justified By US “In The Name Of Christ” In reaching the decision, the Tribune says Illinois’ Cook […]

A St. Louis, Mo., police union official says officers would quit or do only the bare minimum of patrol if the city creates a proposed civilian oversight board, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. SEE ALSO: Man Stomped On Head By NYPD Officer Thanks Brooklyn D.A. For Indictment On Thursday, Jeff Roorda, a police union […]

Jahmiel Cuffee (pictured), a Brooklyn man who was recorded getting his head stomped by a NYPD officer, thanked the boro’s District Attorney for indicting police officer Joel Edouard, the New York Daily News reports. RELATED: NYPD Officer Filmed Stomping On Man’s Head Indicted [VIDEO] “I’m very grateful to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office for taking the […]

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel looked at three instances of police misconduct involving African Americans. First off, military vet William Wingate was harassed and arrested by Seattle police for using a golf club as a cane and “walking while Black.” Dash cam video shows the officer involved accusing Wingate of swinging the […]

An Arizona State University Police Officer has been granted a reprieve from being fired for throwing an African American professor to the ground after stopping her for walking in the street. The video of the incident, which occurred last May, is to many further proof of a disturbing “trend” of law enforcement using excessive (and sometimes deadly) force against non-white […]

Tyrone Pugh (pictured), a South Carolina police officer, was suspended over the weekend after a video surfaced on social media, showing him allegedly throwing repeated blows at a man who was lying on the pavement, according to the State. SEE ALSO: Chicago Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Freed From Prison The 15-second video shows […]

A Louisville court cleared former officer Chauncey Carthan (pictured center) of wanton endangerment charges Thursday, almost three years after he drunkenly shot an unarmed civilian, the Courier-Journal reports. SEE ALSO: Obama Seeks To Tax The One Percent And Offer Breaks To The Middle Class However, the jury did find Carthan guilty of DUI, for which he will have to […]

  African-American communities throughout the country have long been plagued by police brutality. The deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Ezell Ford (pictured) last year reignited a discussion about the relationship between police officials and the communities they serve. In an effort to address the national issue, President Barack Obama created the “Task Force […]