Police Brutality
The mother of Michael T. Slager, the former North Charleston police officer charged with murder in the death of South Carolina man Walter Scott, said she’s “in denial” about the shooting in an interview with ABC News. Breaking her silence, Karen Sharpe said that her 33-year-old son loved being a police officer, adding that he […]
Video captured of a group of San Bernardino sheriff’s deputies kicking and punching a suspect who led the police on a chase while on horseback has prompted an internal investigation into the arrest, the LA Times reports. On Thursday, San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon ordered the investigation, calling the video captured by NBC Los […]
A video taken from a dash cam in North Charleston, South Carolina Police Officer Michael T. Slager’s cruiser was released Thursday, showing 50-year-old Walter Scott exiting his vehicle and running away. Scott was fatally shot by Slager as he fled on foot Saturday, prompting authorities to charge the now-fired officer with murder. The short dash cam […]
Relatives of a mentally ill Black man who was fatally shot in February by police in Miami Gardens, Florida have released footage of the frightening encounter, according to the New York Daily News. The 19-minute police video released Wednesday shows an officer ordering Lavall Hall, 25, to “get on the f—ing ground or you’re dead,” […]
Read TIME’s new cover story: In the Line of Fire http://t.co/3SwPA3trFt pic.twitter.com/FgbdSUa9BG — TIME.com (@TIME) April 9, 2015 In one of their most powerful covers in recent months, Time magazine explores the aftermath of the shooting of Walter Scott, the unarmed Black man killed by a South Carolina police officer, and highlights why his death – […]
Al Sharpton’s annual National Action Network conference kicked off this week with a panel that allowed the mother of Michael Brown to reveal some startling truths about her troubles since losing her son last summer. In the panel, moderated by Iyanla Vanzant, Lesley McSpadden spoke about losing her son and how she’s received support from people all over the world, but is […]
While the nation witnessed countless protests, die-ins, and marches after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Garner’s widow, Esaw Snipes, was struggling to find the strength to live without her first love. The parents of Garner, Brown, and other victims of police killings spoke frankly about police brutality and their lives since losing their loved ones […]
The South Carolina police officer who is responsible for taking 50-year-old Walter Scott’s life – after shooting at the unarmed man eight times – is still receiving support. A GoFundMe campaign page was launched to raise money for former officer Michael Slager. But according to Kelsea Little, GoFundMe’s public relations manager, it was quickly removed because […]
The person who captured Walter Scott being shot down by a South Carolina police officer on video is speaking out about what exactly he saw. Feidin Santana, 23, has come forward to say that there was in fact a struggle between the two men before the deadly shooting, but the officer had control of the situation before he […]
In a Wednesday interview with Good Morning America, the brother of a Black South Carolina man who was fatally shot by a White North Charleston police officer said that while the murder charge against the cop is a “positive development,” the family is still apprehensive. “It is unusual right now, but I feel like we […]
A white South Carolina police officer was charged with murder on Tuesday after a newly surfaced video showed him fatally shooting an unarmed black man in the back as he ran away, The Post Courier reports. The North Charleston officer, 33-year-old Michael T. Slager, maintains he feared for his life during the Saturday traffic stop in […]
Members of the Justice League NYC were joined by New York City politicians, civil rights leaders, and activists as they presented plans of action against racial injustices at a press conference Monday for the upcoming #March2Justice. Created under Harry Belafonte’s organization The Gathering of Justice, director Carmen Perez spoke on the march, which will span over five states from April 13 […]
