Jackie Wilson was awarded a $17 million settlement for his wrongful conviction brought on by the "Chicago police torturers."
Z’Kye Husain won an undisclosed settlement two years after the Black teen was wrongfully arrested for fighting at Bridgewater Commons Mall in New Jersey.
The DOJ's $88 million settlement especially rebukes white supremacists since that number is also a hate symbol, underscoring the significance of the amount of money awarded to Charleston Church massacre survivors and victims' families, all of whom are Black.
The city of Louisville has agreed to pay $75,000 to a Black couple—Anthony Parker Sr. and his then-fiancé Demetria Firman, who were pulled over in 2018 for failing to use a turn signal, despite body-cam footage showing they had used their turning signal—under the condition that they don't talk bad about police.
Young and her attorneys maintain that the post was a part of the FOP’s propaganda war against the movement that has swept the country over the past year.Â
Sterling's family moved to dismiss a wrongful death against the city in May, signaling that an agreement had been reached to accept the funds.
Sutherland's family attended a demonstration on Wednesday, calling for the arrest of the North Charleston detention center deputies who were fired over his January in-custody death. The demonstration followed a $10M settlement unanimously approved by Charleston city council members.
The family of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot within seconds of being seen by a white police officer, will receive $10 million as part of the largest civil settlement in the history of Columbus, Ohio.
Minneapolis City Council members reached the settlement on Friday, marking the largest police settlement in the city's history.
In the lawsuit that was filed in March, Sharp claims the township created a hostile and racially intimidating environment because of the racist comments made towards him.
In 1981, Gates was sentenced to prison for the rape and murder of Georgetown University student Catherine Schilling. In 2009, with the use of advanced DNA evidence, authorities discovered the crime was committed by a man who died in 2013.
The family of an unarmed Detroit Black woman – who was killed by a White homeowner on his porch in 2013 as she sought assistance after a car accident – has reached a settlement with the convicted killer for an undisclosed amount, according to The Huffington Post. Theodore Wafer was convicted of second-degree murder and […]
