The Dallas District Attorney’s office has issued warrants for two police officers who are accused of using excessive force against Black Lives Matter protestors in May 2020, reported CBS News. Remember the image of the young man who was shot in his eye in the middle of a protest? […]
On social media, the victim has been identified as Purdue student Adonis Tuggle. “I NEED HELP!!!” he posted Wednesday on Instagram. A police officer at Purdue University is being accused of aggressively arresting a man in a now-viral video. On social media, the victim has […]
Source: Nathan Howard / Getty Last week, Minneapolis police killed 22-year-old Amir Locke showing it’s not enough to “reign in” no-knock warrants. The practice needs to end. Associate director-counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Jani Nelson said Locke’s killing might have been prevented had Congress […]
Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was released from prison on Thursday after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year prison sentence for the murder of Black teen Laquan McDonald. A jury convicted Van Dyke in 2018 of second-degree murder and 16 counts of […]
Source: Brett Carlsen / Getty A Louisville cop will go to jail for two years for excessive force against a protester during racial justice protests in May 2020. The Department of Justice announced Tuesday, Feb. 1, that a federal district court judge sentenced former Louisville Metropolitan Police […]
Source: Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty There is a massive book ban in public and school libraries across the United States. The conversation regarding critical race theory began in 2020, concerning what students should learn in the classroom. Now, several states are completely cutting funding for books written by authors in specific communities. […]