The case of Rodney Hinton Jr. is a stark reminder that trauma, especially racial trauma, is cumulative. It builds, silently, beneath the surface until it explodes.
Given the recording of Daniel Penny's actions, there shouldn't be doubt about his guilt. But that shouldn't absolve police.
The 10th anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.'s police killing in Ferguson, Missouri, spotlights the need for Black communities to develop ways to cope with such violence.
Myles Cosgrove, who killed Breonna Taylor, rammed his car into a truck and then pulled his gun on the owner and bystanders, witnesses said.
Cops never reached for their guns once. What a privilege!
The National Day of Action Against Police Terror unites racial justice groups demanding accountability for victims who have died at the hands of law enforcement like Tyre Nichols.
The revelation that a Memphis cop texted a "female acquaintance" with a graphic photo of Tyre Nichols has revived a debunked "rumor" that the beating was personal.
The white Memphis cop in the Tyre Nichols bodycam video heard hoping officers will "stomp his ass" is named "Detective Preston Hemphill," according to a new report. Only the Black cops have been fired, arrested and charged with murder.
Tyre Nichols' autopsy results are consistent with claims he died from injuries sustained during a "severe beating" from Memphis police, his family's attorneys said.
The Butler County, Ohio cops on video punching Latinka Hancock in the face over a Big Mac were not fired after brutalizing the Black woman.
A jury awarded Caron Nazario less than $4,000 of the $1 million he sued for after Virginia cops assaulted the Black Army officer on video in 2020. "It is open season on citizens in Virginia," his lawyer said.
The officer was suspended after video showed him beating a 12-year-old outside of a school.
