Lawyers, the NYCLU and Public Advocate Leticia James (pictured at podium) appeared with the family of Eric Garner in Richmond County Court Thursday, arguing for the public release of grand jury minutes. Garner was a 43-year-old Staten Island man fatally choked during a confrontation with police last July. A grand jury declined to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the officer who […]
Ledarius Williams (pictured), a former felon shot dead by police in St. Louis Tuesday, had been previously shot by cops in 2009, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. SEE ALSO: After Not-Guilty Pleas, Suge Knight Hospitalized The officer shot Williams in the city’s Dutchtown neighborhood mid-afternoon. According to Police Chief Sam Dotson, when that officer and […]
Ramarley Graham’s parents held a memorial at the Bronx’s Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church Monday evening. The day marked three years since officers killed the unarmed teen in his home. RELATED: N.Y.C. Negotiates $3.9M In 2012 Police Killing Of Unarmed Bronx Teen Ramarley Graham The event also came days after the city awarded the Graham family […]
Nas (pictured) isn’t holding his tongue with regards to Eric Garner and police brutality, as evidenced in a recent GQ interview. SEE ALSO: “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks Dies At 83 “Unfortunately, I’m not surprised cops are still murdering people. But I am surprised that the law enforcement did not do the correct thing with illegal […]
Though it’s almost like a distant memory in the United States, the Ebola virus remains a great threat in other countries, Vox reports. RELATED: First Scotland Ebola Case Confirmed The epidemic, which originated in West Africa last year, continues racking up casualties. Presently, the virus has infected over 20,000 people, killing 8,000 in nine different countries. That […]
A man who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit passed away Sunday, less than a year after his release, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: NYPD Receives Threats From Latin Kings? Sharrif Wilson (pictured second from right) died around 11 p.m. at Mount Sinal Hospital, lawyer Adam Perlmutter said. He’d been there since December, […]
New York City has agreed to reform stop and frisk police procedures in NYCHA public housing, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Eric Garner’s Daughter, Brother Release Rap Song Dedicated To Him The agreement stems from Davis v. City Of New York, a class action lawsuit that NYCHA residents filed against the city over […]
The MTA will heavily enforce rules concerning protests at Grand Central station, following two arrests Tuesday, the New York Daily News reports. RELATED: #BlackLivesMatter Protestors Occupy Grand Central For 24 Hours The change comes a day after a #BlackLivesMatter group completed a 24-hour action against police violence at the terminal. During that demonstration, MTA officers arrested activist […]
NYPD officers are issuing fewer summonses in the two precincts affected by recent cop murders, the New York Daily News reports. RELATED: NYPD Commissioner: Protests Are Not Really About Police Brutality Per statistics for the week ending this past Sunday, only one summons was issued in the 84th precinct, covering Northwestern Brooklyn. None were issued in the […]
Slain California resident Ezell Ford’s autopsy report was released Monday evening. RELATED: Two Gunman Open Fire On LAPD Patrol Car The release comes less than three days before the deadline L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti mandated. Per the findings, Ford was shot in his right arm, right side, and back, with the back and side wounds being fatal, according to […]
A lawyer is preparing to file criminal charges against “#BlackLivesMatter” organizers for a Saturday protest at the Mall Of America, CBS Minnesota reports. SEE ALSO: Top Story Of 2014? Police Killings Of Blacks The protest partially shut down the mall for two hours this weekend. The group chose it for its widespread popularity, especially during the […]
The London Barbican Centre recently displayed Black actors as slaves in chains in its Exhibit B presentation. However, after a successful media campaign, the controversial exhibit was cancelled. SEE ALSO: Do This To Crave More Healthy Food And Less Junk Food Based on the 19th century tradition of Whites putting African slaves on display in […]